Thunderstorm Wind in Alexander County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 2, 2020 · Alexander County, North Carolina

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$20K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Fire dept reported part of a chicken house destroyed and numerous trees and a few power lines blown down at the intersection of Sulfur Springs Rd and Hiddenite Church Rd.

The wider storm

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed along a cold front across western North Carolina during the afternoon. A couple of the storms produced brief damaging winds across the northern foothills.

Began near Hiddenite (35.9110, -81.0900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 919330. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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