Thunderstorm Wind in Yadkin County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 16, 2023 · Yadkin County, North Carolina

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees were blown down in multiple locations just north of the town of Yadkinville. A power pole was blown onto a home, and a shed was blown over and destroyed.

The wider storm

A region of low pressure pushed a strong cold front eastward and lifted a warm front northward through the Mid Atlantic during May 16. More than sufficient instability and shear in North Carolina resulted in a few rounds of discrete thunderstorms that organized into a quasi-linear structure, which resulted in areas of thunderstorm wind damage and hail.

Began near Nebo (36.1832, -80.6730).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1099740. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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