Thunderstorm Wind — Portsmouth (c), Virginia
2025-05-16 · near Portsmouth, Portsmouth (c), Virginia
$10K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A tree fell onto an apartment building, causing the building to partially collapse.
Wider weather episode
An upper low northwest of the area resulted in strong southwesterly flow aloft over the Mid-Atlantic. Scattered to numerous strong storms formed during the afternoon and evening hours.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1264899. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.