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Strong Wind — Cumberland, Pennsylvania
February 12, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
43 EG
Area
Cumberland
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 22-year-old man died after a tree branch downed by strong winds crashed through his windshield. The man was driving on Route 944 in Silver Spring Township when the branch struck him in the chest around 2340 EST. He was taken to West Shore Hospital where he died from his injuries.
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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.