Thunderstorm Wind — Nash, North Carolina

2024-08-30 · near Spring Hope, Nash, North Carolina

Event narrative

Trees and powerlines were down in the town of Spring Hope.

Wider weather episode

A frontal boundary moving south from east-central Virginia into central North Carolina combined with a disturbance aloft and produced numerous showers and storms in the afternoon to late evening hours. Storms initially formed over the eastern Piedmont and Coastal Plain, congealing and tracking west-southwestward in the evening hours over the western and southern Piedmont and Sandhills. Numerous downed trees and power lines resulted, as well as flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1208834. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.