Thunderstorm Wind — Mecklenburg, North Carolina

2025-05-04 · near Newell, Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Event narrative

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing an outage between University City Blvd and East WT Harris Blvd.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1266904. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.