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High Wind — Surry, North Carolina
October 29, 2012 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$20K
Magnitude
55 EG
Area
Surry
Event narrative (NOAA)
High winds blew an oak tree down in the immediate path of a motorist in the 1400 block of Prison Camp Road near New Hope. There was not time for the driver to react and stop, an accident occurred, and the driver died. The winds also brought down two trees across Cross Creek Drive near Salem. Damage values are estimated.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.