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Strong WindCharleston, South Carolina

July 13, 2004 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Magnitude
40 EG
Area
Charleston

Event narrative (NOAA)

A non-severe wind gust knocked down a rotten tree which landed on a car traveling along Highway 17 in Awendaw. One passenger in the car was killed.

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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.

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