Thunderstorm Wind in McDowell County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind July 14, 2023 · McDowell County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple resources reported a number of trees blown down across southeast McDowell County, from Highway 221 at Ashworth Rd, across the I-40 corridor to points southeast. More than a dozen trees were blown down in the area around Ashworth Rd and Grants Mountain Rd alone, with multiple roads blocked. Another tree fell across I-40 and a tractor trailer collided with it.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon over the North Carolina mountains and foothills. One of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts in McDowell County.

Began near Marion (35.6650, -82.0170).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1125079. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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