Thunderstorm Wind — Mcdowell, North Carolina

2023-07-14 · near Marion, Mcdowell, North Carolina

$10K

Property damage

50 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1125079. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.