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Thunderstorm Wind in Radford (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind June 11, 2011 · Radford (c) County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$4K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds blew trees down on Hazel Hollow Road at the Radford Bridge. Damage values are estimated.

The wider storm

Early morning convection developed along an outflow boundary in advance of an approaching cold front. By the afternoon, strong to severe storms occurred as increasing temperatures helped to destabilize the atmosphere even further. A mixture of damaging winds and large hail occurred.

Began near Radford (37.1397, -80.5762).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 323869. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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