Thunderstorm Wind — Martinsville (c), Virginia

2024-04-11 · near Martinsville, Martinsville (c), Virginia

$3K

Property damage

50 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds blew two trees down within the City of Martinsville. The first tree fell on a power line within the 200 block of Spring Street. The second tree fell on Booker Road, blocking the road. Damage values are estimated.

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure tracked across the area during the evening hours. Numerous showers and thunderstorms were associated with this system. Some of these storms reached severe levels, producing damaging winds over mainly portions of the Piedmont region of southwest Virginia and one tornado in Pittsylvania County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1170991. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.