Lightning — Richmond (c), Virginia

2024-08-26 · near Wellford, Richmond (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Broadcast Media reported a fire caused by lightning at the Cardinal Elementary School.

Wider weather episode

Scattered storms developed across central Virginia on August 26 under a belt of northwest flow aloft. A few storms became severe and produced damaging winds across portions of central Virginia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1213490. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.