Thunderstorm Wind — Cabarrus, North Carolina

2024-04-11 · near Harrisburg, Cabarrus, North Carolina

Event narrative

Emergency manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down from the Harrisburg area, across Concord and points northeast. One tree fell on a structure on Buckingham Ln in Harrisburg.

Wider weather episode

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms and small lines of storms developed across western North Carolina ahead of a cold front during the afternoon and evening. Multiple strong to severe storms developed, producing one tornado and several areas of damaging straight line winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1175264. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.