Thunderstorm Wind in Rappahannock County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 7, 2023 · Rappahannock County, Virginia

64 mph

Estimated gust (56 kt)

$6K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees blew down near the intersection of VA-729 Richmond Road and Campground Lane. Trees blew down near the intersection of VA-642 View Town Road and Barn View Lane. Trees blew down near the intersection of VA-646 Dodson Road and Starwood Drive.

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 Estes (38.6172, -78.0741).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1108573. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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