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Thunderstorm Wind in Lincoln County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind December 29, 2024 · Lincoln County, North Carolina

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

County comms reported scattered trees blown down in Lincoln County, especially in the western part.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Elay (35.4250, -81.4410).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1225699. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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