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Thunderstorm Wind in Lee County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind July 16, 2025 · Lee County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Nearly 2000 customers were without power due to trees falling on power equipment.

The wider storm

Isolated to scattered storms developed in the afternoon across South Carolina and tracked northeast into the Southern Piedmont and Sandhills of central North Carolina in the evening, before dissipating over the central and eastern Piedmont. A few storms generated severe wind gusts.

Began near Sanford (35.4899, -79.1906).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1276925. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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