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Thunderstorm Wind in Radford (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind June 11, 2009 · Radford (c) County, Virginia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds toppled trees and large tree limbs in Radford.

The wider storm

A large complex of thunderstorms pushed from Tennessee and Kentucky into the western forecast area by late afternoon of June 11th. With moderate instability and a moist air mass in place storms became severe across western Virginia and some storms produced heavy rainfall. Rainfall across parts of Wythe, Pulaski and western Montgomery ranged from 1 to 3 inches in a couple of hours.

Began near Radford (37.1200, -80.5600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 184302. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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