Thunderstorm Wind — Jackson, North Carolina

2014-07-27 · near Balsam, Jackson, North Carolina

Event narrative

Media reported multiple trees blown down in the Soco Gap area.

Wider weather episode

Scattered to numerous strong to severe thunderstorms moved into and developed over the North Carolina mountains during the evening ahead of an unusually strong mid-Summer cold front. Many of the storms exhibited characteristics more typical of organized storms seen in the Spring. While wind damage was the primary impact from the storms, a few instances of large hail were observed. One man was killed when a tree fell on his vehicle near Cherokee.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 526193. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.