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Thunderstorm Wind in Montgomery County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind May 26, 2024 · Montgomery County, Virginia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds downed several very large oak trees in the Preston Forest neighborhood.

The wider storm

A line of thunderstorms quickly progressed across southwest and central Virginia through the afternoon as an MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) tracked from the Ohio Valley into the Mid Atlantic and Central Appalachians. Strong daytime heating ahead of the line and high dewpoints lead to high surface based CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy), and DCAPE (Downdraft Convective Available Potential Energy) values exceeding 1000 J/kg. This led to widespread damaging winds, and resulted in numerous power outages from downed trees and power lines. This complex of storms also spawned an EF-1 tornado in the city of Salem.

Began near Mt Tabor (37.2900, -80.4000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Salem (c) County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1182457. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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