Thunderstorm Wind in Rockbridge County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind July 28, 2023 · Rockbridge County, Virginia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 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

Thunderstorm winds blew down between 10 and 15 trees in Lexington. A church and three homes were also damaged by the winds. One of the homes is no longer habitable.

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 Lexington (37.7900, -79.4400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1125394. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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