Thunderstorm Wind in Fredericksburg (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind July 16, 2010 · Fredericksburg (c) County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$3K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees were down on seven streets around the city of Fredericksburg.

The wider storm

High pressure over the western Atlantic pumped in plenty of warm and humid air over the region during the 16th. A weak upper-level disturbance in the zonal flow aloft triggered showers and thunderstorms across portions of central Virginia. An isolated thunderstorm produced damaging winds.

Began near Fredericksburg (38.2993, -77.4871).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 248255. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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