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Thunderstorm Wind in Wythe County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind July 29, 2023 · Wythe County, Virginia

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

The wider storm

An upper level area of low pressure and and associated cold front dropped into the the Mid-Atlantic region. Storms erupted by midday, aided in part by large-scale forcing, but also driven by diurnal heating and unstable air. A few organized clusters of storms produced wind damage across the area.

Began near Wytheville (36.9500, -81.0800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1124088. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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