Thunderstorm Wind — Macon, North Carolina

2024-07-05 · near Highlands, Macon, North Carolina

Event narrative

County comms reported a tree blown down on Flat Mountain Rd north of Highlands and another tree down closer to town.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed over western North Carolina during the afternoon. A few of the storms produced brief severe weather in the form of damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1204846. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.