Thunderstorm Wind in Montgomery County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind June 16, 2022 · Montgomery County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A power pole fell on a tree, resulting in an electrical fire.

The wider storm

An occluded front interacted with a hot and humid air mass to produce a cluster of showers and thunderstorms that moved east across central North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. These storms resulted in widespread wind damage across roughly the western half of the region. There was also a report of flash flooding in Stanly County.

Began near Biscoe (35.3598, -79.7800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1042554. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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