Thunderstorm Wind — Charlottesville (c), Virginia

2011-06-12 · near Charlottesville, Charlottesville (c), Virginia

Event narrative

A tree was down near the Route 250 Bypass.

Wider weather episode

A cold front combined with moderate instability to trigger showers and thunderstorms on the twelfth. Stronger winds aloft due to an upper-level low over New England caused thunderstorms to become well organized. Thunderstorms were able to produce damaging wind gusts along wit large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 324183. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.