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Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind June 27, 2026 · Franklin County, North Carolina

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)
$1K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree fell in the roadway at Paul Sledge Road and Sledge Road.

The wider storm

A stationary front was draped from the Ohio Valley into the northern Mid-Atlantic region. A mid-level system tracked in from the west and led to numerous showers and storms across the Coastal Plain and Piedmont of Central North Carolina. Numerous wind damage reports were observed.

Began near Daddysville (35.9471, -78.1969).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1350366. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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