A surface lee trough was present across western North Carolina. Strong diurnal heating coupled to energy aloft led to isolated to scattered showers and storms developing in the southern Piedmont and Sandhills in the afternoon and then tracking into the southern Coastal Plain by mid to late evening hours.
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A surface lee trough was present across western North Carolina. Strong diurnal heating coupled to energy aloft led to isolated to scattered showers and storms developing in the southern Piedmont and Sandhills in the afternoon and then tracking into the southern Coastal Plain by mid to late evening hours. One storm in Cumberland County reported severe wind gusts.
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:50 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Pope Army Airfield in Cumberland County reported a gust of 71 mph with a strong thunderstorm.
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