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Thunderstorm Wind in Giles County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind July 28, 2023 · Giles County, Virginia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A few trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

The wider storm

A line of storms from the Midwest continued east into the Mid-Atlantic within a very unstable atmosphere conducive for damaging winds. Numerous downed trees and powerlines occurred in southwest Virginia from this line of storms.

Began near Narrows (37.3300, -80.8100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1117122. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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