Strong Wind in Franklin, North Carolina

Strong Wind December 9, 2009 · Franklin, North Carolina

46 mph

Estimated gust (40 kt)

Death

$1K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Strong wind gusts between 45 and 55 mph resulted in numerous trees being blown down along resutling in power outages.

The wider storm

A powerful upper level disturbance combined with an arctic cold front resulted in wind gust of 45 to 55 mph across central North Carolina. Numerous trees were blown down across the area resulting in power outages and minor propery damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 198874. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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