Thunderstorm Wind — Albemarle, Virginia
2025-07-26 · near Yancey Mills, Albemarle, Virginia
$2K
Property damage
52 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Two trees blew down in Rockfish Gap.
Wider weather episode
A very hot and humid airmass was present over the Mid-Atlantic as a lee pressure trough gradually strengthened. This resulted in several widely scattered severe thunderstorms with locally damaging wind gusts west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1269224. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.