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Thunderstorm Wind — Salem (c), Virginia

2025-07-09 · near Salem (c), Salem (c), Virginia

$1K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds blew down multiple trees along Illinois Avenue.

Wider weather episode

A cold front entered the Appalachian Mountains and produced numerous severe thunderstorms across southwest Virginia. Damaging wind gusts from these storms blew down numerous trees and power lines. A few of these trees fell on to two houses in Henry County, another house in Pittsylvania County, and a car in Halifax County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1270361. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.