Thunderstorm Wind — Iredell, North Carolina

2024-08-18 · near Mooresville Arpt, Iredell, North Carolina

Event narrative

Emergency manager reported numerous trees blown down, several of which fell on and damaged structures, and boat houses with roofs blown off in the Lake Norman area, including on Tennessee Circle, and as far south as Highway 150. A couple of other trees were blown down on the north side of Mooresville.

Wider weather episode

Widely scattered thunderstorms developed across western North Carolina throughout the afternoon into the early evening. Several of the storms produced severe weather in the form of damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1211389. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.