Thunderstorm Wind — Mitchell, North Carolina

2025-05-17 · near Spruce Pine, Mitchell, North Carolina

Event narrative

County comms reported multiple trees blown down on power lines and blocking roads in the Spruce Pine area.

Wider weather episode

A broken line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved into western North Carolina from Tennessee during the early morning hours. Multiple reports of damaging wind gusts were received, along with isolated large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1266956. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.