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Strong Wind in Greater Rutherford, North Carolina

Strong Wind September 15, 2018 – September 16, 2018 · Greater Rutherford, North Carolina

46 mph

Estimated gust (40 kt)

Death

$5K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 46-year-old woman was killed in Rutherford County on 9/18 when a tree that had been uprooted by strong winds on the 15th and 16th fell over on her vehicle.

The wider storm

Tropical Cyclone Florence made landfall on the 15th and moved slowly west while weakening through the 16th. Gusty winds resulted in a few trees and power lines falling across portions of western North Carolina, with some trees falling on vehicles and structures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 787921. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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