Thunderstorm Wind — Watauga, North Carolina

2024-07-16 · near Valle Crucis, Watauga, North Carolina

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds blew down two trees with one of them falling on to a power line and snapping a power pole along Pine Tunnel Drive.

Wider weather episode

A hot and humid air mass combined with orographical lift helped to spark isolated thunderstorms that became severe. Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees in Surry, Watauga, and Wilkes counties. Hail up to the size of pennies fell from one of the storms in Wilkes County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1183116. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.