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Thunderstorm Wind in Botetourt County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 5, 2022 · Botetourt County, Virginia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$8K

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 multiple trees down in Buchanan. Damage values are estimated.

The wider storm

An upper level disturbance crossed the region during the peak heating of the day. The timing of these two events helped yield a generous coverage of showers and storms across the area, with a couple of storms becoming severe. Those that became severe produced damaging wind gusts. Lightning was also known to have struck a house and also a chimney.

Began near Buchanan (37.5200, -79.6800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1051523. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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