Lightning — Franklin, Virginia

2025-07-14 · near Union Hall, Franklin, Virginia

Event narrative

Lightning struck a house and set it on fire along the 4500 block of Webster Road.

Wider weather episode

A hot and humid air mass combined with orographical lift to produce isolated severe thunderstorms across southwest Virginia. Damaging wind gusts from these storms blew down a few trees in Franklin and Henry counties, and lightning from these storms struck a house in both Franklin and Roanoke counties and set them on fire.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1270615. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.