Thunderstorm Wind — Montgomery, North Carolina

2025-05-02 · near Star, Montgomery, North Carolina

Event narrative

Over a thousand power outages were reported from trees down on power lines.

Wider weather episode

Isolated to scattered showers and storms developed over the western and southern portions of central North Carolina in the late afternoon and early evening. A more widespread cluster of storms developed over the southern Piedmont and tracked into the Triangle and Coastal Plain. These storms produced isolated wind damage in Montgomery and Richmond counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1254541. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.