Thunderstorm Wind — Lynchburg (c), Virginia
2025-07-31 · near Lynchburg, Lynchburg (c), Virginia
$10K
Property damage
55 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees and power lines in Lynchburg.
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, and lightning from one of these storms struck a house and set it on fire in Bedford County.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1272271. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.