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Thunderstorm Wind — Amherst, Virginia

2022-06-17 · near Sardis, Amherst, Virginia

$2K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude

Event narrative

A few trees downed by thunderstorm winds on Baileys Sawmill Road.

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 1043025. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.