Thunderstorm Wind — Portsmouth (c), Virginia

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

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1116622. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.