Thunderstorm Wind — Richmond, North Carolina

2019-07-04 · near Marston, Richmond, North Carolina

Event narrative

Two trees were blown down, one on Millstone Road and the other on McDonald Church Road near Hoffman. A third tree was blown down from sub-severe outflow winds along Second Street in Rockingham.

Wider weather episode

Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across central North Carolina, primarily along differential heating boundaries, during peak heating as the moist atmosphere became moderately unstable. Several storms became severe, producing wind damage and isolated flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 844378. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.