Thunderstorm Wind in Rutherford County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind June 27, 2026 · Rutherford 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 several trees blown down on power lines and causing outages in the Forest City area.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed across western North Carolina throughout the afternoon. Several of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts.

Began near Alexander Mills (35.3300, -81.8600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1351457. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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