Lightning in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Lightning September 4, 2025 · Chesterfield 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 reported lightning strike caused a crawl space fire in a single-family home on the 4600 block of Lee Street in Chester, VA.

The wider storm

A line of showers and storms, associated with a cold front and lee trough, moved into central and southern Virginia in the late afternoon and evening hours of September 4. While weak instability generally limited storm intensity, the strongest storms produced isolated areas of wind damage as well as lightning. An isolated lightning strike occurred in central Virginia.

Began near Chester (37.3600, -77.4500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1295830. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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