Strong Wind in Sussex, Virginia

Strong Wind December 31, 2008 · Sussex, Virginia

38 mph

Measured gust (33 kt)

Death

$2K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gust of 33 knots (38 mph) was measured at AKQ. Few trees were downed. Gusty winds caused a tree to fall onto passenger side of a vehicle on Highway 35 near Newville Road, resulting in one fatality and one injury. The fatality was a 52 year old female. A male driver was injured.

The wider storm

The combination of intense low pressure departing to the northeast and cold high pressure building in from the west, produced strong winds and some minor wind damage across portions of central and eastern Virginia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 143981. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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