Thunderstorm Wind in Alexander County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 22, 2019 · Alexander 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

County comms reported a few power lines blown down in the Taylorsville area.

The wider storm

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed near the Blue Ridge escarpment during the afternoon and moved southeast to affect the foothills and western Piedmont into the late afternoon. Several of the storms produced brief damaging winds.

Began near Taylorsville (35.9600, -81.1700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 854420. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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