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Thunderstorm Wind — Cabell, West Virginia
July 25, 2005 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$1K
Magnitude
50 EG
Area
Cabell
Event narrative (NOAA)
The outflow wind gust was funneled between 2 adjacent buildings along Piedmont Road in Huntington. A man was sitting outside on his second floor apartment landing, reading his Bible. The wind blew out a window unit from the adjacent building and dropped onto him. The 73 year old man was killed.
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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.