Thunderstorm Wind in Surry County, North Carolina

A swath of trees were reported in the White Plains community at near I-74. The reports are as follows:

Two trees were reported down along McKinney Road.

A tree was reported down near the intersection of McKinney Road and Old Highway 601.

Two trees were reported down along Perry Taylor Road.

A cold front moved slowly southward through the Mid-Atlantic, triggering scattered thunderstorms with heavy rainfall rates and severe weather. While shear was not very high (<30 knots), the atmosphere was considerably unstable with SBCAPE values of at least 2000 J/kg. Low level lapse rates and mid-level lapse rates were up to 8.5 C/km and 6.5C/km, respectively, in the Piedmont. All these parameters, combined with DCAPE values of 1000-1400 J/kg, resulted in scattered severe thunderstorms that reached as far south as North Carolina. One storm in particular sent a swath of trees and power lines down in Mount Airy of Surry County. This storm formed and intensified after crossing the Blue Ridge and shortly dissipated in Stokes County.