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Thunderstorm Wind — Ashe, North Carolina

2024-08-29 · near Roten, Ashe, North Carolina

$500

Property damage

50 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds downed one tree on Rich Hill Road. Damage values are estimated.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front was centered over the region and was the trigger for showers and storms. One of these storms produced damaging winds which brought down three trees in northwest Ashe County. The same storm produced rain falling at rates of three to four inches per hour, with 2.5 to three inches falling during about a 60-75 minute period. MRMS FLASH data estimated the storm peaked at around a 40-year Average Recurrence Interval for a one-hour duration, with rainfall totals reaching around 90 percent of the one-hour Flash Flood Guidance. CREST Unit Streamflow peaked at nearly 500 cfs per mi^2 during the storm.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1211623. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.