Thunderstorm Wind in Martinsville (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind June 17, 2022 · Martinsville (c) County, Virginia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$30K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous trees were downed by thunderstorm winds through the City of Martinsville. Several fell onto power lines, and a few roads were made impassable by larger downed trees.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Martinsville (36.6998, -79.8791).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1042992. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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