Tropical Storm — Forsyth, North Carolina

2020-10-29 · Forsyth, North Carolina

Event narrative

Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph resulted in scattered to numerous trees and power lines down across Forsyth County, including some on homes. Numerous customers lost power in Forsyth County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Zeta made landfall along the Louisiana coast during the afternoon of October 28th and quickly lift off to the north and northeast, moving across the southern Appalachians and southern Mid-Atlantic region on October 29th while transitioning to a extra-tropical cyclone. This resulted in numerous reports of wind damage across the area, especially across the northern Piedmont of central North Carolina.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 924721. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.