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Thunderstorm Wind — Cherokee, North Carolina

2023-07-01 · near Murphy, Cherokee, North Carolina

52 EG
Magnitude

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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

View location on OpenStreetMap → (35.0900, -84.0300)


Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1106998. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.