Thunderstorm Wind in Polk County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind July 28, 2023 · Polk 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, some onto power lines near Green Creek.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. A few of these storms produced brief damaging wind gusts.

Began near Collinsville (35.2280, -82.0680).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1125177. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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