Strong Wind — Wythe, Virginia

2011-04-16 · Wythe, Virginia

Event narrative

Strong winds combined with saturated soil to topple a tree in Wytheville. this tree fell on a mobile home killing one women and severely injuring another.

Wider weather episode

A strong closed upper level low pressure moved across the Ohio valley, producing a variety of extreme weather across southwest Virginia. In advance of this system,

strong southeast winds produced wind damage across the higher elevations. These southeast winds also provided strong upslope lifting along the Blue Ridge. This helped produce heavy rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches and areas of flash flooding. Enough heating occurred ahead of the cold front on the 16th to trigger severe thunderstorms along and east of the Blue Ridge, resulting in widespread thunderstorm wind damage and two tornadoes. Behind the storms, strong northwest winds knocked down many trees given the very wet soil conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 304519. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.