Thunderstorm Wind in Rutherford County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 10, 2011 · Rutherford County, North Carolina

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

Deaths

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous trees were blown down across the county, some of which fell on homes and vehicles. A large tree fell on a mobile home on Spurlin Rd in Ellenboro, killing two 18-year-old twin sisters.

The wider storm

A squall line developed over the Ohio Valley during the afternoon hours. The thunderstorm complex rapidly moved to the southeast, crossing the Appalachian Mountains and affecting much of western North Carolina and the northwest piedmont of South Carolina during the late evening hours.

Began near Whitehouse (35.5100, -82.0500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 309508. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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