High Wind in Alleghany, North Carolina

High Wind December 18, 2023 · Alleghany, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Three trees were blown down within the county. Of these three trees, one was reported to have specifically came down near the intersection of Foggy Mountain Road and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Damage values are estimated.

The wider storm

A strengthening area of low pressure off the East Coast of the US helped to increase wind speeds across the Northwest Mountains of North Carolina. Some of these wind speeds topped 58 MPH, and led to downed trees.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1151711. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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