Thunderstorm Wind — Jackson, North Carolina

2013-01-30 · near Wilmot, Jackson, North Carolina

Event narrative

Multiple trees were blown down across roads as a line of heavy rain showers and embedded thunderstorms moved across the county.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving line of thunderstorms crossed all of western North Carolina during the afternoon and evening hours. The storms developed along a strong cold front. Despite their slow movement, the storms were able to mix down strong environmental winds, causing areas of straight line wind damage, especially in the mountains.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 430057. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.