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Thunderstorm Wind in Roanoke County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind June 28, 2025 · Roanoke County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A large tree limb was snapped off by thunderstorm winds and fell onto a utility wire on Grove Lane.

The wider storm

A stalled front was situated over southwest Virginia on the afternoon of June 28. Diurnal heating destabilized the atmosphere, leading to severe thunderstorms in the afternoon focusing around the frontal boundary.

Began near Medley (37.3300, -79.9600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1279414. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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