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Strong WindSussex, Virginia

December 31, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$2K
Magnitude
33 MG
Area
Sussex

Event narrative (NOAA)

Wind gust of 33 knots (38 mph) was measured at AKQ. Few trees were downed. Gusty winds caused a tree to fall onto passenger side of a vehicle on Highway 35 near Newville Road, resulting in one fatality and one injury. The fatality was a 52 year old female. A male driver was injured.

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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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