High Wind in Loudoun, Virginia
High Wind December 31, 2008 · Loudoun, Virginia
59 mph
Measured gust (51 kt)
1
Death
What the National Weather Service wrote
A wind gust of 59 mph was measured near Sterling Park. One fatality occurred in Purcellville when a tree fell on a man as he was clearing the roadway from previous debris (indirect fatality). Wind gusts around the Purcellville area were between 50 and 55 mph.
The wider storm
A strong pressure gradient behind a cold front triggered gusty winds across Virginia on the 31st.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 144639. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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