Thunderstorm Wind — Catawba, North Carolina

2023-09-13 · near Conover, Catawba, North Carolina

Event narrative

County comms reported a tree blown down on a vehicle on Conover Blvd West. Fire dept reported a tree down on and blocking Highway 10.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed across western North Carolina during the late afternoon. A couple of storms produced brief damaging wind gusts in the northern Piedmont.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1143162. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.