Thunderstorm Wind in Cherokee County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 20, 2025 · Cherokee County, North Carolina

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm brought a brief instance of damaging winds to Cherokee County, knocking down powerlines and bringing a short outage to over 2000 customers in the area.

The wider storm

Occluded surface low driving a cold front through Southern Appalachian brought thunderstorms to western North Carolina, one storm brought a brief power outage and a lightning strike caused a small house fire.

Began near Bates Creek (35.1171, -84.0682).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1262933. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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