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Thunderstorm Wind — Amherst, Virginia

2022-06-22 · near Clifford, Amherst, Virginia

$500
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude

Event narrative

One tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Patrick Henry Highway and Turkey Mountain Road.

Wider weather episode

A weakening cold front approaching the area from the Ohio River Valley interacted with an unstable environment in southwest Virginia to spawn scattered severe thunderstorms. A few of the storms in the Virginia Piedmont produced damaging winds.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (37.6440, -79.0224)


Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1043180. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.