Thunderstorm Wind — Polk, North Carolina

2024-08-17 · near Mt Vly, Polk, North Carolina

Event narrative

County comms reported numerous trees blown down across Polk county. Utility company reported trees down on power lines on White Oak Mountain Rd, on Skyuka Rd, and at Bill Collins Rd at Smith Waldrop Rd.

Wider weather episode

Isolated thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina during the late afternoon and evening. A couple of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts and marginally large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1211365. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.