Thunderstorm Wind — Grayson, Virginia

2024-08-02 · near Volney, Grayson, Virginia

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree. Damage values are estimated.

Wider weather episode

Numerous showers and some storms developed within an unstable and moist airmass in advance of an approaching front. A few of these storms increased to severe levels and produced damaging wind gusts. One slow-moving storm developed across the eastern side of the City of Danville and produced three to locally four inches of rain during a two-hour period between 3:20 pm and 5:20 PM EDT. Rainfall rates during the storm at times exceeded four inches per hour. Crest Unit Streamflow maxed out at over 800 cfs/mi^2, which is an indication of high potential for significant flooding. The three-hour Average Recurrence Interval for this event was a 50 to 55-year event for MRMS FLASH data.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1208073. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.