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Thunderstorm Wind in Macon County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 7, 2023 · Macon 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

County comms reported several trees blown down around Franklin, including one that grazed a house on Rolling Hills Dr.

The wider storm

Numerous thunderstorms and storm clusters moved across western North Carolina throughout the afternoon. Many of these storms produced severe weather, mainly in the form of damaging wind gusts, some of which were fairly long-lived. A couple of weak tornadoes also developed in the Piedmont, including a long-track EF1.

Began near Dean (35.1940, -83.3610).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1136748. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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