Thunderstorm Wind — Catawba, North Carolina
2023-08-07 · near Maiden, Catawba, North Carolina
55 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Public reported (via Social Media) numerous trees and power lines blown down across Maiden and vicinity.
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 1136762. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.