Lightning — Covington (c), Virginia

2022-06-16 · near Covington, Covington (c), Virginia

$25K

Property damage

Event narrative

A lightning strike caused considerable damage to a vehicle and a nearby building, in addition to creating a small crater in the pavement at the site of impact.

Wider weather episode

A ridge over the Tennessee Valley contributed to an extremely hot and humid environment across southwest Virginia. There was anomalously high instability in the area as well. This instability combined with an approaching outflow boundary from a complex of thunderstorms to the north, helped trigger widespread showers and thunderstorms. Several of these storms produced damaging winds and large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1040966. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.