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Thunderstorm Wind in Rockbridge County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 31, 2024 · Rockbridge County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$500

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 one tree down along the 1600 block of West Midland Trail. Damage values are estimated.

The wider storm

Showers and thunderstorms developed over the region within a warm and moist airmass on the east side of a cold front. A few of these thunderstorms increased to severe levels and produced damaging wind gusts with trees being blown down. One line of storms developed across the northern half of Tazewell County, producing downpours at rates of three to locally five inches per hour. Crest Unit Streamflow north of the Town of Tazewell was indicating returns of between 600 and 750 cfs per mi^2, with three-hour average recurrence intervals of between 75 an 130 years.

Began near Kerrs Creek (37.8427, -79.4835).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1212282. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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