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Thunderstorm Wind in Frederick County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind May 18, 2026 · Frederick County, Virginia

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

County 911 center reported a tree down onto the roadway at the 400 block of Fishel Avenue.

The wider storm

A lee trough ignited widely scattered thunderstorms that produced locally damaging wind gusts over western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and northwestern Virginia.

Began near Mt Williams (39.1600, -78.3400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1325827. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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