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Thunderstorm Wind in Botetourt County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind July 27, 2025 · Botetourt County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$500

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds blew down one tree along Lowe Street.

The wider storm

A hot and humid air mass combined with orographical lift to produce scattered severe thunderstorms across southwest Virginia. Damaging wind gusts from these storms blew down several trees.

Began near Buchanan (37.5242, -79.6853).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1272291. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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