Thunderstorm Wind in Cherokee County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 27, 2024 · Cherokee County, North Carolina

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple trees were blown over by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.

The wider storm

An upper trough, a shortwave, and a cold front combined in a potent environment to produce several rounds of severe thunderstorms that produced large hail and damaging winds to southwest North Carolina.

Began near Murphy (35.0900, -84.0300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1178710. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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