High Wind — Grayson, Virginia

2024-02-12 to 2024-02-13 · Grayson, Virginia

Event narrative

At least four trees were uprooted by high winds and one power line was blown down.

Approximately a dozen homes were impacted by a power outage.

Wider weather episode

A frontal system intensified as it moved from the southern Mississippi River Valley into the Carolinas and southwestern Virginia on February 12. Behind this front was an exceptional pressure gradient that created damaging wind gusts during the morning hours of February 13. Damage to trees was enhanced due to a saturated ground from recent rainfall.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1164490. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.