Thunderstorm Wind in Essex County, Virginia
Thunderstorm Wind April 3, 2024 · Essex County, Virginia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Power lines fell down onto the roadway near the intersection of Church Hill Road and Desha Road.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Tappahannock Arpt (37.9100, -76.9000).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1175080. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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