Lightning in Giles County, Virginia

Lightning July 18, 2022 · Giles County, Virginia

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

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 Narrows (37.3200, -80.8400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1047650. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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