Thunderstorm Wind — Hanover, Virginia

2025-02-16 · near French Hay, Hanover, Virginia

$600

Property damage

50 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

The public reported that several large trees and some fencing were knocked down on Kings Charter Drive in Atlee due to winds from a storm that moved through the area.

Wider weather episode

A strong area of low pressure tracked from eastern Ohio across Pennsylvania and into New England on February 16, pushing a strong cold front across the region. A warm front lifted north across the region ahead of the cold front at the same time a prefrontal trough moved east across the area. This allowed for a scattered severe storms across portions of central and southeastern Virginia on February 16.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1237874. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.