Thunderstorm Wind — Mecklenburg, North Carolina

2024-12-29 · near (clt)charlotte/dougl, Mecklenburg, North Carolina

51 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

The ASOS at Charlotte Douglas Airport measured a wind gust of 59 mph, or 51 knots. Public reported trees uprooted near Uptown.

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 1226259. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.