Thunderstorm Wind in Fredericksburg (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind May 27, 2011 · Fredericksburg (c) County, Virginia

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 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

Multiple four inch limbs were down on the campus of the University of Mary Washington.

The wider storm

A warm and moist airmass remained over the region during the 27th. A surface trough provided the lifting mechanism for more showers and thunderstorms to develop. Copious amounts of instability caused some thunderstorms to become severe.

Began near Fredericksburg (38.3007, -77.4738).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 312775. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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