Thunderstorm Wind — Iredell, North Carolina

2024-07-30 · near Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina

Event narrative

Multiple sources reported multiple trees blown down across the west side of Statesville. A couple of trees fell on homes, including on Wilmington Ave, where a house received significant damage. Another downed tree caused a structure fire. Other trees were down at Buffalo Shoals Rd and Airport Rd. Power lines were also blown down in the Troutman area around the same time.

Wider weather episode

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed across western North Carolina, mainly during the late afternoon and evening. Several of the storms produced brief swaths of damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, training thunderstorms resulted in very heavy rainfall and flash flooding in Henderson County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1207950. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.