Thunderstorm Wind — Clay, North Carolina

2018-03-17 · near Fires Creek, Clay, North Carolina

65 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Numerous large trees were downed and quarter size hail was reported three miles north of highway 64 on Fires Creek Road.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed ahead of an upper level system and surface cold front during the evening hours. Several of these storms produced large hail and wind damage. Funnel clouds were reported as a discrete supercell thunderstorm developed over Southeast Tennessee and moved into Southwest North Carolina. As this supercell moved into Monroe County, Tennessee, a weak tornado developed downing several trees and producing minor structural damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 735107. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.