Thunderstorm Wind — Volusia, Florida

2018-07-22 · near Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida

Direct deaths

Injuries

35 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Reports from Ormond Beach police and multiple local broadcast media indicated two people were injured when a large tree fell onto them in Ormond Beach. Both men were unloading furniture from a truck in the driveway of a home near Arroyo Parkway when the tree fell, and were transported to a local hospital with injuries. One man suffered a critical head injury during the incident and died the following day (July 23).

Wider weather episode

One person was killed, and another injured in Ormond Beach when winds from a non-severe thunderstorm knocked over a large, mostly dead tree onto them.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 763448. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.