Thunderstorm Wind — Middlesex, Virginia

2023-09-10 · near Deltaville, Middlesex, Virginia

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds caused damage at a local marina, lifting the roof off of a boat house and dropping it on several nearby boats. After a review of the radar data, photographs of the damage, and in consultation with the local Emergency Manager, the National Weather Service concluded that the damage that occurred was caused by straight line winds.

Wider weather episode

Isolated severe thunderstorms in advance of a frontal boundary produced damaging winds across portions of the Middle Peninsula.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1140343. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.