Thunderstorm Wind — Rutherford, North Carolina

2023-01-12 · near Harris, Rutherford, North Carolina

Event narrative

County comms reported numerous trees blown down along with a few power lines across Rutherford County.

Wider weather episode

A line of heavy rain showers and thunderstorms moved across western North Carolina during the afternoon and evening in advance of a cold front. Embedded severe thunderstorms resulted in areas of damaging wind gusts and even a weak tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1079310. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.