Thunderstorm Wind — Spotsylvania, Virginia

2022-07-12 · near Five Mile, Spotsylvania, Virginia

Event narrative

Trees blew down near the intersection of Ford Road and Rutherford Drive.

Wider weather episode

An outbreak of significant severe weather occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of Tuesday, July 12th, 2022. An unseasonably strong cold front interacted with a high instability airmass to result in several bowing lines of thunderstorms, which maintained their organization and intensity due to strong atmospheric wind shear. Swaths of widespread damaging winds were observed, much of which was considerable. A couple of tornadoes were also confirmed, along with some significant hail. A wind gust of over 100 MPH was measured in one of the most powerful storms over eastern West Virginia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1035904. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.