Thunderstorm Wind in Rutherford County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 7, 2023 · Rutherford County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$50K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

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 Alexander Mills (35.3300, -81.8600).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Yancey County EF1 Catawba County EF0 Mecklenburg County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1136759. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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