Thunderstorm Wind — Rutherford, North Carolina

2024-12-29 · near Harris, Rutherford, North Carolina

Event narrative

County comms reported scattered trees blown down throughout Rutherford County, particularly along Highway 226.

Wider weather episode

A broken line of low-topped heavy rain showers and embedded thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front moved from upstate South Carolina into the North Carolina foothills and western Piedmont shortly after sunrise, and moved across the area throughout the late morning. The showers and storms produced areas of strong-to-damaging wind gusts, while a couple of EF0 tornadoes also occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1225697. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.