Funnel Cloud — Surry, Virginia

2024-04-03 · near Surry, Surry, Virginia

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported a funnel cloud in Surry County.

Wider weather episode

An upper level low occluded over the Great Lakes on April 3 with a stationary front across southern Virginia on the morning of the 3rd lifting north as a warm front into the afternoon. Meanwhile, a secondary surface low formed across southwestern Virginia in the morning and gradually drifted east through the afternoon along with a trailing cold front. This setup produced scattered severe storms including a tornado in the Northern Neck.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1175044. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.