Thunderstorm Wind in Catawba County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 12, 2022 · Catawba 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

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in the city of Conover and power lines were blown down in Newton.

The wider storm

Isolated thunderstorms developed over the North Carolina foothills and Piedmont during the late afternoon and evening. One of the storms produced locally damaging wind gusts across several counties.

Began near Conover (35.7040, -81.2160).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1053906. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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