Thunderstorm Wind — Polk, North Carolina

2025-06-25 · near Saluda, Polk, North Carolina

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1279110. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.