Thunderstorm Wind — Cabarrus, North Carolina

2023-08-06 · near Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina

Event narrative

Ham radio operator reported a tree blown down on a house on Ashbury Ln.

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 1136738. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.