Thunderstorm Wind in Portsmouth (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind June 16, 2023 · Portsmouth (c) County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 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

The Port of Virginia VIG Terminal reported significant damage to three cranes and toppled 100 containers from their stacks.

The wider storm

Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds, large hail and one tornado across portions of central and eastern Virginia.

Began near Portsmouth (36.8800, -76.3500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Isle of Wight County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1116622. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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