Thunderstorm Wind in Rowan County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 24, 2023 · Rowan County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$5K

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 spotter reported multiple trees blown down throughout Salisbury and vicinity. Part of one tree fell on a home and other trees fell across roads.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed across western North Carolina throughout the afternoon and evening. A few of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts.

Began near Franklin (35.7100, -80.4810).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1136942. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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