High Wind in Floyd, Virginia
High Wind February 13, 2024 · Floyd, Virginia
What the National Weather Service wrote
A few trees were blown down by high winds.
The wider storm
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 1164493. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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