Thunderstorm Wind — Craig, Virginia
2022-06-17 · near Maggie, Craig, Virginia
$10K
Property damage
55 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Numerous trees were downed by thunderstorm winds throughout the county, with several making roads impassable.
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 1043038. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.