Thunderstorm Wind in Stanly County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 18, 2024 · Stanly 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

Numerous trees were reported down in the town of New London.

The wider storm

A pre-frontal trough and an approaching cold front from upstream thunderstorms combined to spark two areas of storm development that produced severe and damaging wind gusts. The most prolific was a microburst in western Johnston County that shut down Interstate 40 for several hours between North Carolina highway 42 and North Carolina highway 210.

Began near New London (35.4498, -80.2217).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1208406. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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