Thunderstorm Wind — Dickenson, Virginia
2025-05-20 · near Martha Gap, Dickenson, Virginia
$2K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Nearly 100 households were without power south of Haysi as a result of a downed trees and power lines.
Wider weather episode
On the evening of May 20th, a few lingering showers and thunderstorms that first thrived in West Virginia drifted down into southwest Virginia ahead of a cold front. This resulted in local power outages to ensue due to downed trees and power lines from strong wind gusts. Storms quickly pushed eastward and no longer posed a threat to Buchanan and Dickenson Counties after sunset.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1259648. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.