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Thunderstorm Wind in Halifax County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind July 9, 2025 · Halifax County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$10K

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 a tree that fell on to a car along Melon Road.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Brooklyn (36.6511, -79.1707).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1270481. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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