Thunderstorm Wind in Charlottesville (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind June 12, 2011 · Charlottesville (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

A tree was down near the Route 250 Bypass.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Charlottesville (38.0600, -78.4960).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 324183. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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