Thunderstorm Wind — Rowan, North Carolina

2023-08-24 · near Franklin, Rowan, North Carolina

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1136942. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.