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Thunderstorm Wind in Cabarrus County, North Carolina

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

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)
$10K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency manager and public reported multiple trees blown down from northwest Cabarrus County through Concord and Harrisburg. One tree fell through the roof of a home on the northwest side of Concord.

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 Glass (35.4810, -80.7340).

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 1136767. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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