Thunderstorm Wind in Botetourt County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind July 8, 2025 · Botetourt County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$3K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds blew down three power lines with one near the intersection of Catawba Road and Etzler Road, another near the intersection of Catawba Road and Glebe Road, and the other near the intersection of Glebe Road and Orchard Lake Drive.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Daleville (37.4223, -79.9318).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1268462. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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