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Thunderstorm Wind — Swain, North Carolina

2020-04-25 · near Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina

$20K
Property damage
40 EG
Magnitude

Event narrative

Public reported a tree blown down on a house in Cherokee.

Wider weather episode

Isolated thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a warm front across the mountains of southwest North Carolina and the northern foothills during the evening. In addition, a couple of supercell thunderstorms moved into the southern Piedmont from upstate South Carolina. Several of these storms produced large hail and brief damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 889079. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.