Thunderstorm Wind — Charlottesville (c), Virginia

2007-05-27 · near Charlottesville, Charlottesville (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Emergency Management reported trees down on power lines and power lines downed in the City of Charlottesville.

Wider weather episode

A weak frontal boundary remained draped across the Mid Atlantic for several days at the end of May. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed in a warm and unstable airmass on May 27th. Some of these storms became severe, producing damaging winds and large hail across northern and central Virginia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 27285. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.