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Thunderstorm Wind in Gates County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind February 6, 2020 · Gates County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$25K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Large commercial metal building was damaged by straight line winds.

The wider storm

Scattered severe thunderstorms well in advance of strong low pressure and a cold front produced damaging winds and one tornado across portions of northeast North Carolina.

Began near Eason Xrds (36.4400, -76.7200).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Gates County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 874755. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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