High Wind — Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina

2018-03-02 · Mcdowell Mountains, North Carolina

Wider weather episode

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_id 744649. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.