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Thunderstorm Wind in Ashe County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 29, 2024 · Ashe County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$500

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Roten (36.4805, -81.6128).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1211623. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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