Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- June 15, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Clay County, 0.57 mi W of Tusquitee
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.080, -83.790
Several trees were blown down.
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 15, 2022
A couple of severe thunderstorms tracked northeast across extreme southwest North Carolina, blowing down trees along their path.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
A couple of severe thunderstorms tracked northeast across extreme southwest North Carolina, blowing down trees along their path.
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:11 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee
- When
- June 15, 5:24 PM EST
- Where
- Cherokee County, Marble
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -83.930
Several trees were blown down.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1027210, 1027211.