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Thunderstorm Wind in Anson County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind September 7, 2023 · Anson County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A couple of trees were blown down along Horton Rd near the town of Wadesboro.

The wider storm

A lee trough east of the North Carolina Appalachians amid a warm and moist atmosphere led to the development of widely isolated showers and storms over the central North Carolina Piedmont in the evening hours. A few storms produced quarter-size hail and damaging winds over Stanly, Anson, and Granville Counties.

Began near Bethel (34.9226, -80.1482).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1141237. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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