Thunderstorm Wind in Giles County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 4, 2022 · Giles County, Virginia

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$50K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds blew down and snapped at least twenty trees. A barn was also severely damaged. Damage values are estimated.

The wider storm

Daytime heating and an unstable airmass produced widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. A few of these storms reached severe levels and generated damaging wind gusts.

Began near Bluff City (37.3400, -80.7900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1051502. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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