Thunderstorm Wind in Jackson County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 14, 2015 · Jackson County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Newspaper reported four large pine trees were blown down, with one falling on a garage.

The wider storm

Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms developed across the mountains and foothills of North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. A couple of the storms briefly became severe, producing localized damaging wind gusts.

Began near Cullowhee (35.3300, -83.1800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 599737. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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