Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Cape Charles Light To Va-nc Border From 20 To 40 Nm, Atlantic North
2025-03-05 · near Cape Henry Station (chyv2), Cape Charles Light To Va-nc Border From 20 To 40 Nm, Atlantic North
46 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Middle Ground Light mesonet station reported a gust to 46 knots (53 miles per hour).
Wider weather episode
A deep trough over the Midwest and surface low near the Great Lakes brought a robust cold front into the Mid Atlantic region. A strongly-forced area of linear convection moved from west to east across the Chesapeake Bay and nearby rivers and eventually impacted the Atlantic coastal waters.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1242233. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.