Thunderstorm Wind in Macon County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind July 18, 2023 · Macon County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

County comms reported a few trees blown down between the Franklin area and Highlands.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed over the North Carolina mountains during the afternoon. A couple of these storms produced brief damaging wind gusts. A weakening line of thunderstorms then moved into the mountains from east Tennessee late in the evening. These storms produced additional isolated damaging wind gusts.

Began near Prentiss (35.1230, -83.3760).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1125112. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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