Thunderstorm Wind in Montgomery County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind April 11, 2024 · Montgomery County, Virginia

90 mph

Estimated gust (78 kt)

$6K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A small microburst occurred impacting two properties within the 1800 block of Mt. Tabor Road. For the first property, a very large shed/barn completely collapsed. For the second property, the winds pulled barn doors from the hinges and a large piece of landscaping material which was held down by bricks went missing. Damage values are estimated.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Mt Tabor (37.2786, -80.3938).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Pittsylvania County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1173682. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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