Thunderstorm Wind — Petersburg (c), Virginia

2024-08-29 · near Petersburg, Petersburg (c), Virginia

Event narrative

VDOT reported a fallen tree on I-95 at mile marker 47. This tree was partially blocking a lane.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed and trained along a stationary front draped across central Virginia on the night of August 29. These storms produced heavy rain and flash flooding given slow storm motions and cell mergers. Damaging wind gusts also occurred with the strongest storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1213853. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.