Thunderstorm Wind — Caldwell, North Carolina

2018-07-06 · near Yadkin Vly, Caldwell, North Carolina

Event narrative

EM reported a large tree was blown down on a vehicle in Green Mountain Park killing a 78-year-old occupant and causing minor injuries to two others. A few other trees were blown down in Lenoir and areas just east of the city.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed across the North Carolina mountains and foothills during the afternoon and moved into the western Piedmont by early evening. A few of the storms produced strong to damaging winds that caused tree damage, with one tree falling on a vehicle north of Lenoir, killing one of the occupants.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 774967. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.