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Thunderstorm Wind — Durham, North Carolina
March 12, 2014 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$8K
Magnitude
50 EG
Area
Durham
Event narrative (NOAA)
Numerous trees, power lines and power poles were blown down from near Chapel Hill to near Parkwood. A 55-year old man was killed by a falling tree as he was standing on the back deck of his home on Roper Lane in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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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.