Thunderstorm Wind — Yadkin, North Carolina

2023-05-16 · near Nebo, Yadkin, North Carolina

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1099740. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.