Lightning — Montgomery, Virginia

2023-09-10 · near Merrimac, Montgomery, Virginia

Event narrative

Lightning struck a tree on Dogwood Circle and caused it to catch fire.

Wider weather episode

A stationary front remained over the Mid Atlantic region and led to multiple rounds of thunderstorms. While wind shear was weak, instability was high creating a favorable environment for localized damaging winds during the late morning and afternoon hours.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (37.2000, -80.4200)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1140878. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.