Thunderstorm Wind in Charlottesville (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind April 5, 2011 · Charlottesville (c) County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree was down on wires in Charlottesville.

The wider storm

A strong cold front slowly traced through the area during the morning hours of the 5th. A southerly flow ahead of the front caused copious amounts of moisture to move into the region from the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. The deep moisture combined with a mid-level trough that was associated with the cold front to produce moderate amounts of instability. Lift from the cold front along with moderate instability triggered showers and thunderstorms across the area.

Thunderstorms were able to mix down strong winds from aloft causing damaging wind gusts.

Began near Charlottesville (38.0620, -78.4754).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 299983. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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