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Thunderstorm Wind in Fairfax (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind June 19, 2025 · Fairfax (c) County, Virginia

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees blew down on US-50 Fairfax Boulevard/Arlington Boulevard at Blake Lane/Pickett Road.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Fairfax (38.8650, -77.2703).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1255707. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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