Thunderstorm Wind in Rutherford County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind June 17, 2025 · Rutherford County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Public reported trees and some power lines blown down from Rutherfordton, across Forest City, to the Ellenboro area.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Rutherfordton (35.3700, -81.9690).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1277782. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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