Thunderstorm Wind — Essex, Virginia

2024-04-03 · near Tappahannock Arpt, Essex, Virginia

Event narrative

Power lines fell down onto the roadway near the intersection of Church Hill Road and Desha Road.

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 1175080. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.