Thunderstorm Wind in Martinsville (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 30, 2024 · Martinsville (c) County, Virginia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$30K

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 blew down trees, power lines, and a power pole within an area of Martinsville. The region of damage extended from Beaver Street east to portions of Commonwealth Boulevard east of Fayette Street. A church was struck by a falling power pole on Fayette Street. Damage values are estimated.

The wider storm

The cold front that was over the region on the 29th, made limited progress eastward on the 30th. This feature continued to serve as the focus for afternoon and evening shower and thunderstorm development. A few of these storms increased to severe levels causing damaging winds which downed trees. There were also two occurrence of hail ranging from nickel to quarter size.

Began near Martinsville (36.6899, -79.8882).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1211928. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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