Thunderstorm Wind — Haywood, North Carolina

2024-08-16 · near Maggie, Haywood, North Carolina

Event narrative

Public reported multiple trees blown down in the Maggie Valley area. County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down in the Waynesville area.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed over the North Carolina mountains during the late afternoon and evening, with some storms moving out over the foothills during the evening. A few of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (35.5250, -83.0920)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1211244. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.