Thunderstorm Wind in Clay County, North Carolina

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

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A large tree was felled by severe thunderstorm wind gusts and landed on a trailer. The tree crushed an occupant within the trailer, resulting in a fatality.

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 Shooting Creek (35.0300, -83.6500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1178711. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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