Lightning in Virginia Beach (c) County, Virginia

Lightning July 27, 2025 · Virginia Beach (c) County, Virginia

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A couple of trees were knocked down likely due to a lightning strike in the Lago Mar subdivision in Virginia Beach.

The wider storm

A seasonably humid and unstable environment allowed for widespread storms to develop across portions of central and eastern Virginia during the afternoon of July 27. These storms produced damaging winds and isolated hail as they congealed into a line while moving generally southeast to south.

Began near Sigma (36.7499, -75.9905).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1285211. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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