Thunderstorm Wind — Graham, North Carolina

2023-08-12 · near Tapoco, Graham, North Carolina

Event narrative

County comms reported numerous trees blown down across Graham County. Public reported multiple large trees down in Robbinsville and vicinity alone.

Wider weather episode

A couple of broken lines of thunderstorms moved across western North Carolina during the afternoon and early evening. A few of the storms produced brief severe weather, mainly in the form of damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1136890. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.