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.