Thunderstorm Wind — Polk, North Carolina

2025-06-17 · near Saluda, Polk, North Carolina

Event narrative

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines in Saluda. Public reported trees blown down in Tryon and Mill Spring.

Wider weather episode

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms, line segments, and storm clusters moved across the western North Carolina counties bordering South Carolina during the evening. Several of the embedded storms produced areas of damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1277779. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.