Thunderstorm Wind — Granville, North Carolina

2022-07-29 · near Stovall, Granville, North Carolina

Event narrative

Power outages were caused by fallen trees near the intersection of School Street and US Highway 15 in Stovall.

Wider weather episode

A mid-level disturbance tracked east across the Midwest and Ohio Valley during the afternoon and evening. This disturbance allowed a cold front across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana to approach central North Carolina during the evening and overnight. Ahead of the front, strong surface heating with a moist atmosphere, as well as a Piedmont trough, allowed isolated to scattered thunderstorms to develop in the late afternoon and evening across the western Piedmont, tracking east into the Sandhills and Coastal Plain overnight. A few of the storms led to downed trees and power lines.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1045958. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.