Thunderstorm Wind in Catawba County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 6, 2023 · Catawba County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Startown (35.6490, -81.3200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1136734. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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