Strong Wind — Rutherford, North Carolina
2000-04-04 · Rutherford, North Carolina
1
Direct deaths
$2K
Property damage
Wider weather episode
A woman driving a van was impaled by a tree limb during a freak incident where gusty winds of 30 to 40 mph split a tree, causing part of it to fall on her vehicle. She died a week later in the hospital.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5141200. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.