Thunderstorm Wind — Catawba, North Carolina

2025-07-09 · near Newton, Catawba, North Carolina

Event narrative

County comms reported trees blown down on Emmanuel Church Rd, on Highway 70, and on Riverbend Rd.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed across western North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. A few of the storms produced brief strong-to-damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, slow-moving storms produced torrential rainfall and flash flooding in the city of Lincolnton.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1284754. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.