Thunderstorm Wind — Hoke, North Carolina
2023-08-07 · near Timberland, Hoke, North Carolina
$10K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A few hundred power outages were reported due to fallen trees on power equipment.
Wider weather episode
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.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1138433. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.