Thunderstorm Wind in Swain County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 26, 2022 · Swain 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

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians reported around a half dozen trees blown down on reservation land.

The wider storm

Isolated thunderstorms developed across the North Carolina mountains during the evening. One storm produced brief damaging wind gusts on Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian land.

Began near Big Cove (35.5360, -83.2110).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1053920. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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