Thunderstorm Wind in Clay County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind March 17, 2018 · Clay County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees and power lines were reported down at Hayesville.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Hayesville (35.0500, -83.8200).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Cherokee County EF0 Clay County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 735108. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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