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Thunderstorm Wind in Lee County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 7, 2023 · Lee 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

Multiple trees were reported down near United States Highway 1 in Sanford.

The wider storm

A shortwave trough approached from the west ahead of a cold front. Forcing from this trough and adequate bulk wind shear combined with strong surface heating and instability to result in a line of severe storms that initially developed over the North Carolina mountains. The line then pushed east across central North Carolina in the late afternoon and early evening, resulting in widespread straight-line wind damage.

Began near Sanford (35.4907, -79.1972).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1138431. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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