Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
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670 NWUS52 KGSP 111251 LSRGSP Preliminary Local Storm Report National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 851 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1215 AM Tornado 2 NNW Black Mountain 35.64N 82.35W 05/09/2024 Buncombe NC NWS Storm Survey Tornado touched down along North Fork Road where several trees were uprooted, then moved southeast across Allen Mountain and across the Black Mountain Golf Course where additional trees were uprooted along with large limbs snapped. The most concentrated damage occurred from Laurel Ave to just north of downtown Black mountain where multiple trees were uprooted along with numerous large limbs snapped. Several homes sustained damage from falling trees. A radio tower at the Black Mountain fire station was also toppled. The tornado lifted along East State Street. Tornado rated EF0 with 85 mph peak winds. 1222 AM Tornado 4 SW Tuckasegee 35.23N 83.18W 05/09/2024 Jackson NC NWS Storm Survey Survey confirmed a tornado based on a path of damage in the Nantahala National Forest in Jackson County. Tornado damage observed between Tilley Creek Rd and Highway 107. Further surveying will be completed by county officials using drone photography, but evidence collected so far indicates an EF1 tornado with 110 mph winds. && $$ Wimberley