Thunderstorm Wind — Rutherford, North Carolina

2023-08-07 · near Alexander Mills, Rutherford, North Carolina

Event narrative

Fire dept and public reported a carport and shed destroyed along with multiple trees blown in the Forest City area. Other trees and some power lines were blown down in the Sandy Mush area, with some trees on houses.

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 1136759. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.