Event narrative (NOAA)
A severe thunderstorm passed through the Belgrade Lakes region on Wednesday afternoon, producing a wet microburst. Estimated wind speeds varied from 60 mph up to 90 mph. There was a concentrated damage swath about 2 miles long beginning along the eastern shore of long pond just north of Belgrade Village. The damage ended on Abena Shore Rd. to the southeast of Belgrade Village. Approximately 300 trees were uprooted and snapped with the heaviest pockets of damage immediately on the eastern shorelines of Long Pond and Hersom Point on great pond. In addition to the tree damage, approximately 6 buildings were partially damaged due to trees falling on them. An additional building had shingle damage directly caused by the wind. Two vehicles were damaged when trees fell on them. One fatality oc
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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.