Thunderstorm Wind — Macon, North Carolina
2023-08-07 · near Dean, Macon, North Carolina
$1K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
County comms reported several trees blown down around Franklin, including one that grazed a house on Rolling Hills Dr.
Wider weather episode
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.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1136748. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.