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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
355 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2026
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0620 PM TSTM WND GST 2 E SAINT STEPHENS 35.77N 81.23W
07/28/2026 E75 MPH CATAWBA NC NWS STORM SURVEY
A SWATH OF DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
IMPACTED PORTIONS OF CATAWBA COUNTY ON THE
EVENING OF JULY 28TH. THIS SWATH OF WIND
DAMAGE STARTED ALONG RIFLE RANGE RD AND
EXTENDED SOUTHEAST ACROSS LEE CLINE RD, NC
HWY 16 AND INTERSTATE 40. THE INTENSITY OF
THE WINDS SUBSIDED BETWEEN INTERSTATE 40 AND
US HWY 70. WITHIN THIS SWATH OF DAMAGING
WINDS, MANY TREES WERE UPROOTED ALONG WITH
LARGE LIMBS SNAPPED. THE CORE OF THE DAMAGE
OCCURRED ALONG RIFLE RANGE RD AND LEE CLINE
RD NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH STAFFORD ST.
HERE, PEAK WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 75 MPH.
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