Thunderstorm Wind — Giles, Virginia
2022-07-18 · near Shumate, Giles, Virginia
$12K
Property damage
60 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Numerous trees and a couple of power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds along Wolf Creek Highway.
Wider weather episode
An upper level storm system passing to our north, combined with afternoon instability and marginal shear allowed for a few severe storms to form and produce localized damaging winds.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1046115. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.