Thunderstorm Wind — Amherst, Virginia
2025-07-08 · near Monroe, Amherst, Virginia
$500
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree near the intersection of Dixie Airport Road and Amelon Expressway.
Wider weather episode
A cold front approaching the Appalachian Mountains combined with a hot and humid air mass to produce scattered severe thunderstorms across southwest Virginia. Damaging wind gusts from these storms blew down several trees and power lines, and lightning from one of these storms struck a house and set it on fire in Buckingham County.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1268460. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.