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Thunderstorm Wind in Martinsville (c) County, Virginia
Thunderstorm Wind May 27, 2022 · Martinsville (c) County, Virginia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
One tree down due to thunderstorm winds along Corn Tassel Trail.
The wider storm
A strong cold front, in advance of a slow moving upper level low pressure system, brought multiple rounds of severe storms to southwest Virginia. With increasing instability and high low level shear, these storms produced damaging winds, hail and two tornadoes. While most of the severe weather occurred during the morning hours of the 27th, a second round of storms produced damaging winds during the afternoon.
Began near Martinsville (36.6600, -79.8400).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1027861. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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