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Thunderstorm Wind in Burke County, North Carolina
Thunderstorm Wind August 7, 2023 · Burke County, North Carolina
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
County comms and spotter reported numerous trees and some power lines blown down from Glen Alpine across Morganton and vicinity. One tree fell on an outbuilding near Glen Alpine.
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 Glen Alpine (35.7270, -81.7960).
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 1136756. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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