Lightning — Giles, Virginia

2022-07-18 · near Narrows, Giles, Virginia

Event narrative

Lightning struck a tree, which caused it to catch fire and then fall on a house.

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 1047650. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.