Thunderstorm Wind — Bedford, Virginia
2025-07-17 · near Thaxton, Bedford, Virginia
$500
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along Flat Top Road about three miles south of Thaxton.
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 Bedford and Henry counties, and lightning from one of these storms struck the steeple of a church in Carroll County and set it on fire.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1271072. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.