Thunderstorm Wind — Giles, Virginia

2022-06-17 · near Mountain Lake, Giles, Virginia

Wider weather episode

A persistent hot and moist air mass allowed for high levels of instability in southwest Virginia. A cold front moving southeast through the region interacted with this unstable air mass and formed numerous severe thunderstorms which produced damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1042696. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.