Thunderstorm Wind — Giles, Virginia

2022-08-04 · near Bluff City, Giles, Virginia

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1051502. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.