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Strong Wind — Iredell, North Carolina
August 18, 2000 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
40
Area
Iredell
Event narrative (NOAA)
A man drowned when wind from a nearby strong thunderstorm blew a boat away from him and a companion while swimming in Lake Norman.
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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.