Thunderstorm Wind in Orange County, Texas
Thunderstorm Wind July 18, 2009 · Orange County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
An 84 year old Pine Forest resident was killed at his residence on Hulett Street by a fallen tree limb. As the man arrived home at his residence and exited a vehicle, a tree limb as large as a car was blown out of a 60 foot tall pine tree and crushed both him and the vehicle.
The wider storm
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours across interior southeast Texas, before moving southward into the Gulf of Mexico. Numerous reports of large hail, damaging winds, and intense lightning were received, with one fatality from a falling tree limb. High winds and lightning combined to knock out power to 11000 customers across southeast Texas.
Began near Pine Forest (30.1773, -94.0337).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 190066. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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