Thunderstorm Wind — Danville (c), Virginia

2023-06-16 · near Danville, Danville (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Numerous trees were downed by thunderstorm winds in the Westover Hills area. Several of these trees caused structural damage to homes.

Wider weather episode

Strong cold front interacted with an abnormally moist airmass to cause severe thunderstorms to developed across Southside Virginia. Winds from these storms damaged numerous trees, utilities, several vehicles and outbuildings. Thousands of customers lost power due to the damage. There were also a few instances of large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1110532. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.