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Thunderstorm Wind in Henderson County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind March 16, 2026 · Henderson 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 trees blown down on power lines and causing an outage along Highway 64 west of Hendersonville.

The wider storm

A line of showers and thunderstorms, with embedded strong-to-severe storms moved across western North Carolina through the morning into the early afternoon. Several isolated, weak tornadoes occurred, along with sporadic pockets of damaging wind gusts.

Began near Hendersonville (35.3200, -82.5000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1328435. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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