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Thunderstorm Wind in Pulaski County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind May 26, 2022 · Pulaski County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$500

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A large tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds along Chestnut Ridge Road.

The wider storm

A closed low over the Ohio Valley pushed a warm front into the region. This feature, along with a pre-frontal boundary, combined with increasing instability to trigger scattered thunderstorms. Some of these storms produced damaging winds, mainly east of the Blue Ridge.

Began near Mc Adam (37.0308, -80.6904).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1023581. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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