Thunderstorm Wind in Alexander County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind June 8, 2021 · Alexander County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees and utility lines were blown down along Highway 16.

The wider storm

Isolated thunderstorms developed across western North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. One of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts in Alexander County.

Began near Taylorsville Arpt (35.9300, -81.1900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 967650. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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