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Thunderstorm Wind in Caldwell County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind April 10, 2021 · Caldwell County, North Carolina

92 mph
Estimated gust (80 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

NWS storm survey reported a small area of downburst damage along Playmore Beach Rd. Numerous trees were snapped and/or uprooted from Braswell Place to just west of Celia Creek Rd.

The wider storm

A line of heavy rain showers and thunderstorms moved over the North Carolina foothills during the late afternoon and evening in advance of a cold front. A couple of areas of isolated damaging winds along with weak tornadoes were reported as the line swept across the area.

Began near Piney (35.8830, -81.6860).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 957083. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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