Thunderstorm Wind — Radford (c), Virginia

2010-08-05 · near Radford, Radford (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Three Bradford Pear trees were badly damaged.

Wider weather episode

A cold front crossed into the area at peak heating of the day creating high instability along with moderate wind shear. Scattered thunderstorms developed ahead of the front as well as more organized lines closer to the front, producing downburst winds but very little hail. Some training of cells occurred resulting in some flash flooding as well. Every Virginia county in the warning area had a warning issued at one point or another.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 256148. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.