Thunderstorm Wind in Winchester (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 5, 2012 · Winchester (c) County, Virginia

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree knocked down onto Guardrail of I-81 south bound near mile marker 313.

The wider storm

A cold front moved eastward through the Mid Atlantic in the evening. Ample amounts of instability and moisture combined to cause severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and hail.

Began near Winchester (39.1600, -78.1610).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 407854. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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