Thunderstorm Wind — Montgomery, North Carolina

2024-05-08 · near Mt Gilead, Montgomery, North Carolina

Event narrative

Widespread trees and powerlines were reported down from Lake Tillery through Mt. Gilead and into the Uwharrie national forest.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1173283. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.