Thunderstorm Wind in Gates County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 1, 2012 · Gates County, North Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Death

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree was downed on a vehicle on Middle Swamp Road. A man was killed when the tree fell on his car.

Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds across portions of northeast North Carolina.

Began near Eason Xrds (36.4700, -76.6700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 385566. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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