Thunderstorm Wind in Winchester (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind July 8, 2012 · Winchester (c) County, Virginia

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A chimney was knocked off a house.

The wider storm

A cold front passed through the area on the 8th. High heat and humidity ahead of the boundary caused plenty of instability. The high instability combined with forcing from the front, causing thunderstorms to produce damaging winds large hail.

Began near Winchester (39.1745, -78.1563).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 404128. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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