Thunderstorm Wind — Burke, North Carolina

2024-07-05 · near Morganton, Burke, North Carolina

Event narrative

County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down across the city of Morganton, including on Ervin Rd and Burkemont Ave.

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 1204854. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.