Thunderstorm Wind — Appomattox, Virginia

2023-09-08 · near Evergreen, Appomattox, Virginia

Event narrative

A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds on Old Evergreen Road.

Wider weather episode

A stationary front positioned roughly from New York to the Gulf Coast led to several rounds of showers and thunderstorms in the Piedmont of Virginia. An upper level storm system combined with daytime heating helped increased the coverage of storms during the afternoon and evening hours, while low level convergence along the front focused the thunderstorm activity near the mountains.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1140857. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.