Thunderstorm Wind in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 3, 2025 · Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Utility company reported a couple of trees blown down on power lines in southwest Charlotte.

The wider storm

A couple of waves of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across the North Carolina Piedmont during the afternoon and the evening. A few of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts.

Began near Shopton (35.1500, -81.0000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Lincoln County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1266902. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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