Thunderstorm Wind in Charlottesville (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind June 29, 2012 · Charlottesville (c) County, Virginia

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

$50K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees fell onto houses.

The wider storm

A strong upper-level disturbance passed through the region in a northwest flow aloft. Extremely hot and humid conditions caused high amounts of instability. The upper-level disturbance triggered a line of thunderstorms that moved through the area. Due to the high instability, thunderstorms caused widespread wind damage.

Began near Charlottesville (38.0374, -78.4857).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 394216. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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