Thunderstorm Wind in Stokes County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 29, 2025 · Stokes County, North Carolina

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds downed multiple branches and a few large trees on Spainhour Road.

The wider storm

A warm front moved northward through the day, coinciding with the passage of an upper jet streak, with the right entrance region moving over the area. This provided enough lift to trigger scattered convection during the afternoon, as daytime heating increased instability, MUCAPE reaching about 500 J/kg. Bulk shear was sufficient for some storm organization, around 30 knots, but some more cloud cover limited storm coverage, and only a few developed in the North Carolina foothills.

Began near King (36.2679, -80.3590).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1258270. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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