Thunderstorm Wind — Alexandria (c), Virginia

2023-08-14 · near Alexandria, Alexandria (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Several trees and wires blew down in the City of Alexandria. Trees and wires blew down blocking a couple of roads in the Del Ray neighborhood. The 400 block of South Pitt Street was closed due to trees and power lines that blew down. Trees and wires blew down near the intersection of Russell Road and Mount Vernon Avenue closing both directions. Urban forestry responded to several other calls for trees and branches down in the area.

Wider weather episode

A few clusters of thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front in an excessively humid environment during the afternoon hours. Localized damaging wind gusts were noted with the strongest thunderstorms in the Washington, DC metro area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1114418. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.