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Thunderstorm Wind in Radford (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind June 28, 2010 · Radford (c) County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 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

Two trees were blown down at the Claytor Lake Dam. Damage amounts are estimated.

The wider storm

Showers and thunderstorms developed along a passing cold front during the evening of the 28th. The lift provided by the front and a weak upper air disturbance was enough to develop the thunderstorms, and enough instability was present for some of these storms to produce damaging winds.

Began near Radford (37.1300, -80.5700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 241055. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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