Strong Wind in Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Strong Wind July 18, 2010 · Mecklenburg, North Carolina

40 mph

Estimated gust (35 kt)

Deaths

What the National Weather Service wrote

Gusty winds from a thunderstorm caused choppy waters to develop on Lake Norman, resulting in the drowning of a 17-year-old and an 11-year-old boy.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed along the lee trough over the North Carolina foothills, and over the southern mountains, during the afternoon hours. Some of the storms were pulse severe, producing small areas of wind damage and brief hail.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 252705. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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