Thunderstorm Wind in Pitt County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind July 1, 2012 · Pitt County, North Carolina

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

Death

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Beaufort County law enforcement reported a shed fell on a man, killing him, while he was trying to put his all-terrain vehicle in storage.

The wider storm

Convection developed across the Piedmont of North Carolina during the afternoon hours of July 1st. The storms formed into a line of severe thunderstorms similar to a derecho which caused numerous downed trees, hail, and damage to structures across eastern North Carolina. Three fatalities were also reported.

Began near Calico (35.4300, -77.2600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 382533. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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