Thunderstorm Wind — Fauquier, Virginia

2025-06-19 · near Cresthill, Fauquier, Virginia

Event narrative

A wind gust of 57 knots (66 MPH) was measured by a mesonet in Hume (N4HAC/AX084).

Wider weather episode

A severe weather outbreak occurred during the mid to late afternoon hours of Thursday, June 19th, 2025, as a strong cold front supported by a seasonably strong upper-level jet intersected a hot, humid, and unstable airmass. Severe weather was exclusively in the form of damaging wind gusts, many of which were considerable (near hurricane-force) in nature in the Washington DC metro area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1255669. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.