Thunderstorm Wind — Appomattox, Virginia

2024-08-02 · near Evergreen, Appomattox, Virginia

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down one a powerline at 3878 Promise Land Road. Additionally, thunderstorm winds downed a tree at 258 Willow Oak Road. 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 1208080. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.