Thunderstorm Wind — Powhatan, Virginia

2025-07-01 · near Dorset, Powhatan, Virginia

Event narrative

A utility company reported damaged powerlines from severe weather. This damage led to power outages across Powhatan County.

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 1280441. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.