Thunderstorm Wind — Lexington (c), Virginia

2012-06-29 · near Lexington, Lexington (c), Virginia

$250K

Property damage

65 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds blew hundreds of trees down in the City of Lexington. Some of these trees blocked roads, fell on structures and brought down power lines. 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 395141. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.