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Thunderstorm Wind — Cherokee, South Carolina
July 4, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
50 EG
Area
Cherokee
Event narrative (NOAA)
Multiple trees were blown down from the Thicketty community, across Gaffney to the Blacksburg area. One large tree limb fell on and killed a 34-year old man standing in front of his house on 7th St in Gaffney.
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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.