Thunderstorm Wind in Alamance County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 30, 2024 · Alamance 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

A tree fell on powerlines along E Greensboro Chapel Hill Rd.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Sutphin (35.9019, -79.2901).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1208847. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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