Thunderstorm Wind in Polk County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind June 25, 2025 · Polk 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

Utility company reported a tree blown down on power lines in the Saluda area, causing an outage. Public reported (via Social Media) multiple trees blown down in the Tryon and Columbus areas.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed over the North Carolina Blue Ridge during the early afternoon and steadily progressed east through the afternoon into the early evening. Isolated storms became severe and produced hail and brief damaging wind gusts.

Began near Saluda (35.2350, -82.3480).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1279110. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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