Thunderstorm Wind — Mcdowell, North Carolina

2023-05-16 · near Fero, Mcdowell, North Carolina

Event narrative

Emergency manager reported a tree and power lines blown down on Vein Mountain Rd.

Wider weather episode

Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon across the North Carolina Blue Ridge. One of these quickly evolved into a severe supercell thunderstorm in McDowell County and tracked east/southeast to the Charlotte metro area, producing areas of large hail and damaging downbursts along its path, including a significant downburst in Cherryville. This was followed by a decaying line of strong to severe thunderstorms that moved into the area from east Tennessee during mid-to-late evening and produced additional localized damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1104939. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.