Thunderstorm Wind — Clay, North Carolina

2025-05-02 · near Warne, Clay, North Carolina

Event narrative

Numerous reports of small hail during the storms. Severe thunderstorms also felled numerous trees in Warne, Shooting Creek, and Tusquittee.

Wider weather episode

A weak shortwave trough, coupled with ample instability, supportive shear and lapse rates, helped drive a broken line of severe thunderstorms across southwestern North Carolina, delivering damaging winds to the two counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1262939. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.