Lightning in Roanoke County, Virginia

Lightning July 14, 2025 · Roanoke County, Virginia

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck a house and set it on fire along the 4500 block of Rosecrest Road. Damage to the house was confined to the kitchen area.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Cave Spg (37.2155, -80.0240).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1270618. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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