Thunderstorm Wind in Cherokee County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind July 1, 2023 · Cherokee County, North Carolina

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

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 by strong thunderstorm winds, some landed on power lines. One set of powerlines fell onto a vehicle in Murphy.

A north south oriented mesoscale convective system moving from west to east brings severe thunderstorm winds to western North Carolina.

Began near Murphy (35.0900, -84.0300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1106998. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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