Thunderstorm Wind in Amherst County, Virginia
Thunderstorm Wind July 27, 2025 · Amherst 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 Kings Road.
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 Dillard (37.4491, -79.1472).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1272292. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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