Thunderstorm Wind in Highland County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 7, 2023 · Highland County, Virginia

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 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

Considerable tree damage was reported near New Hampden. Dozens of trees blew down on VA-640 Blue Grass Valley Road and VA-642 Laurel Fork Road.

The wider storm

A strong cold front, driven by an unusually strong upper-level trough and wind shear, interacted with a hot, humid, and unstable airmass over the Mid-Atlantic. This pattern resulted in the formation of lines of thunderstorms and several supercells. The most widespread and significant wind damage was noted over northern Maryland, although pockets of considerable wind damage were noted over portions of northwestern Virginia and eastern West Virginia. Somewhat atypical for the Mid-Atlantic is late summer was the number of large hail reports, with multiple instances of giant hail noted.

Began near Blue Grass (38.4984, -79.5490).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1108495. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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