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Thunderstorm Wind in Union County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind March 12, 2026 · Union County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Fire marshal reported a couple of trees blown down in the Unionville area, with one tree down on a house.

The wider storm

A line of showers and thunderstorms moved across western North Carolina in advance of a cold front. The storms produced isolated pockets of damaging wind gusts in the Piedmont.

Began near Unionville (35.1000, -80.5000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1326560. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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