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Thunderstorm Wind in Powhatan County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind July 29, 2022 · Powhatan County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree fell down and blocked the roadway in Powhatan County.

The wider storm

Scattered severe thunderstorms developed over a zone of differential heating coincident with the southern fringe of 30 to 40 knot mid-level westerlies in central Virginia and moved into southeastern Virginia during the afternoon of July 29.

Began near Macon (37.4900, -77.9700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1046566. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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