Lightning — Rockingham, North Carolina

2025-07-08 · near Lawsonville, Rockingham, North Carolina

Event narrative

Lightning struck a transformer and caused it to blow up along the 2800 block of Narrow Gauge Road.

Wider weather episode

A cold front approaching the Appalachian Mountains combined with a hot and humid air mass to produce a severe thunderstorm in Rockingham County of northwest North Carolina. Damaging wind gusts from this storm blew down three trees with one falling on to a power line, and lightning from this storm also struck and blew up a transformer.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1268440. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.