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Event Record Details

Event:Tstm Wind
Begin Date:03 May 1997, 09:23:00 AM EST
Begin Location: Wilson
Begin LAT/LON: 35°44'N / 77°55'W
End Date:03 May 1997, 09:23:00 AM EST
End Location: Wilson
End LAT/LON: 35°44'N / 77°55'W
Magnitude: 70
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 4
Property Damage: $ 50.0K
Crop Damage: $ 0.0
State: North Carolina
Map of Counties
County: Wilson

Description:
THE ROOF OF THE GYM AT THE VINSON-BYNUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF WILSON, WAS DAMAGED DUE TO A MICROBURST. THE GYM WAS OCCUPIED BY 300 PEOPLE. FORTUNATELY, ONLY 4 MINOR INJURIES WERE REPORTED. PEOPLE INSIDE THE GYM REPORTED HEARING A FEW SECONDS OF STRONG WIND AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.


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