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Thunderstorm Wind in Giles County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind July 18, 2022 · Giles County, Virginia

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

$12K

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 and a couple of power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds along Wolf Creek Highway.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Shumate (37.2956, -80.8684).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1046115. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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