Thunderstorm Wind in McDowell County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 2, 2022 · McDowell County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

County comms reported a tree blown down on a house and another tree down across a road in extreme southeast McDowell County.

Isolated thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina throughout the afternoon. A couple of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts.

Began near Dysortville (35.5800, -81.8410).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1053882. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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