Thunderstorm Wind — Catawba, North Carolina

2023-08-06 · near Startown, Catawba, North Carolina

Event narrative

Emergency manager reported several trees blown down in a wooded area off of Zion Church Rd, with a small tree down on an outbuilding in the vicinity.

Wider weather episode

An area of showers and thunderstorms moved across the North Carolina Piedmont during the afternoon. Some of the embedded storms became briefly severe, producing damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1136734. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.