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Thunderstorm Wind in Anson County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 8, 2024 · Anson County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple trees were reported down near the intersection of Highway 74 and Highway 52 in Wadesboro.

The wider storm

An area of thunderstorms across Kentucky and Tennessee tracked east-southeast into the southern Piedmont, Sandhills, and southern Coastal Plain of central North Carolina in the late afternoon and evening hours. The thunderstorm complex produced several reports of downed trees and powerlines across the southern Piedmont and Sandhills.

Began near Wadesboro Jct (34.9636, -80.0568).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1173282. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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