Thunderstorm Wind in Salem (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind September 2, 2011 · Salem (c) County, Virginia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 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

Thunderstorm winds blew several large limbs down on West 4th Street. Also, the winds blew two trees and many limbs down in the 400 block of High Street. Damage values are estimated.

The wider storm

Energy associated with the approach of an upper storm system arrived during the peak heating of the day. This combined with plenty of low level moisture across the region helped to generate numerous showers and storms. Some of these storms reached severe levels and produced damaging winds and large hail.

Began near Salem (c) (37.2864, -80.0629).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 346562. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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