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Thunderstorm Wind — Bedford, Virginia

2025-07-31 · near Moneta, Bedford, Virginia

$500
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along Rucker 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, 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 1272274. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.