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Strong Wind — Greater Rutherford, North Carolina
September 15, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$5K
Magnitude
40 EG
Area
Greater Rutherford
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 46-year-old woman was killed in Rutherford County on 9/18 when a tree that had been uprooted by strong winds on the 15th and 16th fell over on her vehicle.
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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.