Over 10 Homes Damaged in Winston Salem After Microburst Snaps Trees
I live in North Carolina, and storms aren’t anything new. But what hit Winston-Salem on July 12 wasn’t just another thunderstorm—it was fast, loud, and it turned a normal evening into a scramble for safety.
Around 5:15 p.m., what the National Weather Service called a “wet microburst” tore through part of the city. These are violent, short bursts of wind—straight-line gusts that can feel like a punch to the neighborhood. And this one packed winds around 60 miles per hour, enough to snap massive trees like twigs and toss them into homes.
Local fire crews and neighbors say the whole thing lasted just minutes. That’s all it took to damage more than 10 homes and leave dozens of people without shelter. If you’ve ever heard the sound of a giant tree cracking in half and landing on a roof, you know it’s not something you forget…