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Thunderstorm Wind — Bedford (c), Virginia

2012-07-08 · near Bedford, Bedford (c), Virginia

$4K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude

Event narrative

Power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds on Parker Road.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed under strong diurnal heating which produced high

instability. The storms were abetted by the approach of a weak surface cold front and the presence of a right entrance region of the upper-level jet over the northeastern U.S.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (37.3616, -79.5445)


Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 405364. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.