Strong Wind — Nottoway, Virginia

2025-02-16 · Nottoway, Virginia

Event narrative

Gusty winds ahead of and behind a cold front, combined with saturated soil, resulted in several fallen trees across Nottoway County. Winds gusted between 30 and 40 mph through the day with a peak wind gust of 39 mph measured at the Crewe Municipal Airport ASOS.

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 with a strong low level jet allowing for gusty southwest winds to develop across central Virginia on the morning of February 16. A west wind developed in the afternoon behind the cold front. The combination of gusty winds of 30 to 45 mph in the afternoon on top of the saturated soil was enough to result in several fallen trees across portions of central Virginia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1238444. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.