Thunderstorm Wind — Alexander, North Carolina

2019-08-21 · near Millersville, Alexander, North Carolina

Event narrative

County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down in the Lake Hickory. One large tree fell on and split a house in half. Numerous trees and power lines were also blown down between Vashti and Hiddenite with one tree shut down due to trees blocking the road.

Wider weather episode

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed near the North Carolina Blue Ridge during the afternoon into early evening. Several storm clusters organized as the storms moved southeast across the foothills and western Piedmont. Several of these clusters produced small swaths of damaging wind gusts, some of which were fairly significant.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 854331. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.