Thunderstorm Wind in Cherokee County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind March 16, 2026 · Cherokee County, North Carolina

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A few trees were felled by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.

The wider storm

A cold front helped spawn a line of strong to severe thunderstorms early on the 16th, producing a couple instances of damaging winds in Cherokee and Clay counties.

Began near Murphy (35.0800, -84.0500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1324481. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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