Thunderstorm Wind — Emporia, Virginia
2025-05-05 · near Emporia, Emporia, Virginia
$1K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Virginia Cooperative Extension reported a pine tree down in the City of Emporia due to the storm.
Wider weather episode
An occluded low was located over the Ohio Valley with a stationary front across central Virginia on May 5. A cold front gradually moved east during the late afternoon and evening of May 5, allowing for scattered severe thunderstorms across central and eastern Virginia. Additionally, an isolated severe storm formed during the morning of May 5 across central Virginia.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1260221. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.