Thunderstorm Wind in Macon County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind September 7, 2023 · Macon 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

County comms reported a few trees and power lines blown down in the Franklin area.

The wider storm

Widely scattered thunderstorms along with a couple of storm clusters developed over western North Carolina, mainly during the evening. Several of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts and/or large hail.

Began near Franklin (35.1800, -83.3800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1143147. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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