Thunderstorm Wind — Franklin, Virginia
2025-07-14 · near Snydersville, Franklin, Virginia
$500
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree near the intersection of US Route 220 and Windy Ridge 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 1270621. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.