High Wind — Eastern Mcdowell, North Carolina

2012-12-21 to 2012-12-22 · Eastern Mcdowell, North Carolina

Wider weather episode

Although gusty northwest winds were observed across the foothills beginning during the evening of the 20th, with a few trees blown down through the 21st, the strongest winds developed during the evening and overnight hours of the 21st. Numerous trees were blown down on the night of the 21st and early on the 22nd, with most of the damage occurring within a few miles of the Blue Ridge escarpment. Trees falling on power lines also resulted in quite a few power outages.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 423381. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.