High Wind in Burke Mountains, North Carolina

High Wind March 2, 2018 · Burke Mountains, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

As low pressure strengthened rapidly off the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coast, strong northwest winds developed across the North Carolina mountains early on the 2nd, with the most intense winds observed from around sunrise into the early afternoon. Numerous trees were blown down across the area, with quite a few power outages reported. Some sporadic structural damage occurred, mainly due to falling trees and large limbs.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 744643. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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