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Thunderstorm Wind in Lee County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind February 16, 2025 · Lee County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree down on roadway near the 700 block of Chelsea Dr.

The wider storm

Very strong winds at the surface and just aloft spread into the area in conjunction with a coastal warm front lifting northwest through the area, ahead of a cold front and upper level trough approaching from the west. Background strong and gusty winds from the south and southwest prompted a high wind warning (northeast zones) and wind advisory (elsewhere), but the strongest winds were associated with a prefrontal line of storms that crossed the area during the morning into very early afternoon.

Began near Broadway (35.4297, -79.1117).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1236770. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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