Thunderstorm Wind — Radford (c), Virginia

2010-10-25 · near Radford, Radford (c), Virginia

Event narrative

One large tree was blown down at the corner of Wadsworth Street.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level disturbance combined with weak instability to drive a squall line across portions of Southwest Virginia. Very strong winds aloft were able to mix down to the surface leading to many reports of downed trees. This line weakened as it approached the mountains, with no severe reports east of the mountains.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 264059. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.