Thunderstorm Wind in Avery County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind July 29, 2023 · Avery 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 tree blown down in Minneapolis and another down on Linville Falls Highway.

The wider storm

A line of strong-to-severe thunderstorms moved into western North Carolina from east Tennessee during the late afternoon and evening. Isolated embedded cells produced locally damaging wind gusts.

Began near Minneapolis (36.1000, -81.9900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1125233. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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