Thunderstorm Wind in Montgomery County, North Carolina

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

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

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 Mt Gilead (35.2209, -80.0061).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1173283. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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