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Thunderstorm Wind — Caswell, North Carolina

2024-05-26 · near Quick, Caswell, North Carolina

$500

Property damage

50 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree at the intersection of Ashland Road and Bethesda Church Road.

Wider weather episode

A line of thunderstorms quickly progressed across northwest North Carolina through the afternoon as an MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) tracked from the Ohio Valley into the Mid Atlantic and Central Appalachians. Strong daytime heating ahead of the line and high dewpoints lead to high surface based CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy), and DCAPE (Downdraft Convective Available Potential Energy) values. This environment led to widespread damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1182485. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.