High Wind — Craig, Virginia
2025-12-29 · Craig, Virginia
$1K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Damaging winds blew two trees down across Upper Craigs Creek Road. Damages are estimated.
Wider weather episode
High winds occurred after the passage of a strong cold front as a pressure gradient increased between a departing low pressure system and a building high pressure system. Gusts of roughly 60 to 65 mph were measured by equipment across some of the higher elevations of southwest Virginia between the early afternoon on the 29th through the pre-dawn hours of the 30th. The strongest measured gust, 65 mph, occurred near Rugby in Grayson County during the early afternoon of the 29th.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1305395. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.