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Thunderstorm Wind in Alexander County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind July 6, 2022 · Alexander County, North Carolina

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Media reported trees blown down in Bethlehem and along Lake Hickory near Highway 16.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed over western North Carolina during the afternoon into the early evening. Several of the storms produced locally damaging wind gusts.

Began near Bethlehem (35.8430, -81.3060).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1048989. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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