Thunderstorm Wind — Amelia, Virginia

2025-07-01 · near Ham, Amelia, Virginia

Event narrative

VDOT reported a tree down on Grub Hill Church Road in the vicinity of Elm Cottage Road. This downed tree closed both the northbound and southbound travel lanes.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level trough and cold front progressed from the Great Lakes region into the Mid-Atlantic on July 1. Numerous thunderstorms, some of which produced swaths of damaging winds, developed ahead of the cold front in the late afternoon and evening hours across portions of central Virginia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1280437. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.