Thunderstorm Wind — Lynchburg (c), Virginia

2012-06-29 · near Blue Ridge Farms, Lynchburg (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds blew down over 1,000 trees across the City of Lynchburg. Many power lines also came down as a direct result of the wind or trees and limbs falling on them. The winds damaged eight homes to the point of being deemed uninhabitable or destroyed. Damage values are estimated.

Wider weather episode

A derecho of historic proportion rolled through the region and caused widespread, significant damage. Numerous power outages occurred. Some customers were without power for 12 days which coincided with a prolonged period of excessive heat. The derecho had its origin around Chicago, Illinois around 1:00 pm EST. By 7:00 pm EST the derecho had reached southeast West Virginia. Only two hours later, it was pushing through Southside Virginia. By midnight EST it had reached the Atlantic coast.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 395128. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.