Strong Wind in Forsyth, North Carolina

Strong Wind March 12, 2014 · Forsyth, North Carolina

49 mph

Estimated gust (43 kt)

Death

Injury

$10K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 25 year old male was killed when a tree fell on his vehicle on the 2000 block of Reynolda Road. Also, a 26 year old female passenger sustained non life-threatening injuries.

The wider storm

Significant pressure rises behind a cold front resulted in strong non-convective winds ranging from 40 to 60 mph. The strong winds caused a tree to fall on a car, killing the driver and injuring the passenger.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 506142. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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