Thunderstorm Wind — Granville, North Carolina

2024-01-09 · near Stovall, Granville, North Carolina

Event narrative

Trees were reported down in the towns of Oxford and Stovall.

Wider weather episode

A potent area of low pressure moved through the Gulf Coast states into the Southeast United States. Widespread gusty winds developed across North Carolina ahead of this low, and a line of showers and thunderstorms swept through North Carolina during the afternoon and evening hours. Widespread tree damage was associated with this event, both within the gradient winds ahead of the thunderstorms, and the convective line itself.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1151981. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.