Thunderstorm Wind — Rutherford, North Carolina

2023-07-03 · near Rock Spgs, Rutherford, North Carolina

Event narrative

Law enforcement and public reported numerous trees and large limbs blown down from the Polk County border, to Rutherfordton and across Forest City. Some trees fell on roads and power lines.

Wider weather episode

For the third day in a row, scattered thunderstorms developed over the mountains and foothills during the afternoon and moved southeast. Once again, a few of the storms produced large hail and damaging wind gusts, mainly over the foothills.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1125034. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.