Thunderstorm Wind — Granville, North Carolina

2022-07-21 · near Wilton, Granville, North Carolina

Event narrative

One tree was reported down near the intersection of North Carolina Highway 96 and Old Franklinton Rd near Wilton.

Wider weather episode

A line of thunderstorms moved eastward through central North Carolina during the early afternoon hours, within an increasingly warm, moist environment ahead of a surface trough and southward moving cold front. Several of the storms produced damaging wind gusts as they moved through the Triad toward the Triangle of central North Carolina in the evening hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1046643. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.