Thunderstorm Wind in Chesapeake (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 15, 2023 · Chesapeake (c) County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree was downed behind Hickory High School.

Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a frontal boundary produced damaging winds across portions of south central and southeast Virginia.

Began near Hickory (36.6500, -76.2200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1135497. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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