Thunderstorm Wind in Clay County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 2, 2025 · Clay County, North Carolina

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Warne (34.9900, -83.8900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1262939. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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