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Strong Wind — Inland Brunswick, North Carolina
April 23, 2012 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
35 EG
Area
Inland Brunswick
Event narrative (NOAA)
A woman was clearing brush just off of Sunny Trail NE and Old Fayetteville Road near Leland. A gust came up and snapped a diseased tree approximately 15 inches in diameter, falling on the woman and killing her.
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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.