Thunderstorm Wind — Giles, Virginia

2023-07-17 · near Eggleston, Giles, Virginia

Event narrative

One tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds on Eggleston Road.

Wider weather episode

An upper level storm system moved into Virginia late in the evening and with enough instability in place, a few scattered storms developed. One of the storms became severe, producing pockets of damaging winds across the New River Valley.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1113670. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.