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Thunderstorm Wind in Polk County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind July 19, 2022 · Polk County, North Carolina

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

County comms reported a couple of trees blown down in the Mill Spring area.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed over western North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. A couple of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts. Slow-moving storm cells also produced locally excessive rainfall in Union County.

Began near Mill Spg (35.3000, -82.1600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1050253. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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