Thunderstorm Wind — Person, North Carolina

2022-07-27 · near Cavel, Person, North Carolina

Event narrative

A tree was reported down on a house near the intersection of Wildflower Lane and Caval Chub Lake Road.

Wider weather episode

Central North Carolina was under a mid-level ridge of high pressure over the southeastern US, while the stronger mid-level flow was over the Mississippi Valley into the Mid-Atlantic states. While there was no defined surface boundary, isolated/scattered storms developed in the mid to late afternoon across the area. Another round of more widespread showers and storms tracked from south-central Virginia into the central North Carolina Piedmont and Coastal Plain in the mid to late-evening hours. Several of the storms produced downed trees and resultant power outages.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1045966. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.