Thunderstorm Wind in Lincoln County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind June 20, 2015 · Lincoln County, North Carolina

46 mph

Estimated gust (40 kt)

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Media reported a 43-year-old female postal worker died when gusty thunderstorm winds blew a large tree down on her vehicle on Norman Ct.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed over Upstate South Carolina during mid-afternoon and organized into clusters as they moved into the North Carolina Piedmont during late afternoon and evening. These clusters produced strong to severe wind gusts across the southern Piedmont. A falling tree resulted in a fatality near Denver in Lincoln County.

Began near Triangle (35.5100, -80.9800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 590406. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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