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Thunderstorm Wind in Stanly County, North Carolina

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

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

One tree was reported down in the Richfield area near the intersection of Moss St and N Main St.

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 Richfield (35.4701, -80.2581).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1141238. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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