Thunderstorm Wind — Buchanan, Virginia

2025-05-16 · near Buchanan Co Arpt, Buchanan, Virginia

Event narrative

A tree was blown down on Lovers Gap Road just past Southern Gap Road outside of Vansant.

Wider weather episode

Daily opportunities for showers and storms occurred across southwest Virginia on May 16th and 17th in response to an unstable airmass festering overhead before being nudged away by an advancing cold front. Before the frontal passage, thunderstorms thrived during peak heating hours, and grew strong enough to produce damaging wind gusts that resulted in downed trees and power lines. Local power outages were observed across Dickenson and Buchanan Counties as a result before the cold front brought the risk of severe weather to an end.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1259320. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.