Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$15K
Magnitude
43 EG
Area
Dane
Event narrative (NOAA)
Strong winds generated by a wake-low situation, split a 45-foot oak tree into two pieces on North Main Stree in the Village of Oregon. This tree debris fell onto and crushed a vehicle driving by at about 0715 CST. The driver was died from internal injuies shortly thereafter. The oak tree was over 100 years old, and had a rotten core.
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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.