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Thunderstorm Wind in Norfolk (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind May 24, 2011 · Norfolk (c) County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Death

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gust pushed a crane against a building pinning a shipyard employee.

The wider storm

Scattered severe thunderstorms well in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds and large hail across portions of south central and southeast Virginia.

Began near (ngu)nas Norfolk (36.9400, -76.3000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 314492. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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