Thunderstorm Wind — Washington, Virginia

2025-05-20 · near Fractionville, Washington, Virginia

Event narrative

Unknown sized hail fell during the storm in addition to the severe wind gusts felling several trees.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1262926. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.