Thunderstorm Wind — Jackson, North Carolina

2013-06-13 · near Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina

Event narrative

Several trees were blown down just to the north of Sylva.

Wider weather episode

A line of thunderstorms developed over eastern Tennessee ahead of a cold front. The line pushed east across the mountains and then across the foothills and piedmont during the afternoon and early evening hours. The line formed in an airmass characterized by high instability and moderate wind shear, and several of the storms produced areas of straight-line wind damage and one rare tornado in the North Carolina Mountains. The storms also produced large hail over the foothills and piedmont.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 462806. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.