Thunderstorm Wind — New Kent, Virginia

2025-02-16 · near Tunstall, New Kent, Virginia

50 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

The 911 call center reported fallen trees along the intersection of Hopewell Road and New Town Road in New Kent due to the storms.

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 1237877. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.