Scattered thunderstorms developed across western North Carolina during the afternoon. One storm produced brief damaging winds in Burke County.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across western North Carolina during the afternoon. One storm produced brief damaging winds in Burke County.
The Greer radar (KGSP), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:21 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
County comms reported trees and power lines blown down long Smokey Creek Rd and at Foothills Regional Airport.
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