Thunderstorm Wind in Charlottesville (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 5, 2010 · Charlottesville (c) County, Virginia

64 mph

Estimated gust (56 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple trees were down across the county.

The wider storm

A hot and humid air mass remained over Virginia on the 5th. A series of upper-level disturbances in a zonal flow passed through the Mid-Atlantic during this time. Showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours. There was enough instability from the hot and humid air mass for some thunderstorms to contain damaging winds and large hail.

Began near Charlottesville (38.0374, -78.4857).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 255358. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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