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Thunderstorm Wind in Lee County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind July 18, 2024 · Lee County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees were reported down in Sanford.

The wider storm

A cold front draped northeast to southwest over Virginia and eastern Tennessee moved south and through central North Carolina in the late evening hours. A line of scattered to numerous showers and storms tracked southeastward ahead of the front during the afternoon and evening hours. Numerous downed trees and powerlines were reported, as well as some isolated flash flooding across Wake and Durham Counties.

Began near Sanford (35.4800, -79.1805).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1204103. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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