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MITCHELL

5154389

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event_typeLightning
ncei_event_id5,154,389
episode_id1,097,716
begin_utc2000-06-25T18:00:00+00:00
end_utc2000-06-25T18:00:00+00:00
stateNORTH CAROLINA
cz_typeC
cz_nameMITCHELL
deaths_direct1
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct5
injuries_indirect0
wfo_sourceNEWSPAPER
episode_narrativeStrong to severe thunderstorms developed in the mountains during the early afternoon and rumbled east across the foothills and into the western piedmont by early evening. All of the damage was produced by straight-line winds estimated almost as high as 70 mph that downed trees and power lines. In the Asheville, Biltmore, and Skyland areas 3300 people were left without power. A couple of houses were damaged by falling trees in Weaverville and Barnardsville. Fifteen to twenty trees were downed in Black Mountain - with some on cars. In Union county, sections of a church roof blew off, doors blew out, nails were pulled out the wall, and shingles were blown away. Gusty winds between 40 and 45 mph blew down one tree which landed on and flattened a car near Stony Point.Lightning struck a tree in a picnic area on top of Roan Mountain. A family was shocked as the lightning spread through the adjacent ground and pavement. One man fell back and hit his head on the pavement. He died five days later from a blood clot in his brain. The other five people suffered minor burns, cuts, and bruises.
year2,000

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