Thunderstorm Wind in Wise County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind May 20, 2025 · Wise County, Virginia

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.

The wider storm

An occluding surface low bringing a trailing cold front forced isolated severe thunderstorms in southwest Virginia, fueled by high effective shear and moderate amounts of instability.

Began near East Stone Gap (36.8600, -82.7400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1262925. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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