Thunderstorm Wind in Forsyth County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind July 12, 2025 · Forsyth County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$50K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

There were reports of ten or more homes damaged from downed trees, with 20 to 30 people displaced.

The wider storm

Isolated thunderstorms and storm clusters developed within a warm and humid air mass, beneath weak high pressure over the area. Storms formed on multiple rain-cooled outflow boundaries and pulsed up and down quickly. A gust to 62 mph was observed at Winston-Salem.

Began near Brookwood (36.1500, -80.2400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1276684. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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