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Thunderstorm Wind in Emporia County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind April 19, 2013 · Emporia County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees were downed and snapped across the northwest side of Emporia.

The wider storm

A strong cold front crossed the region during the afternoon and evening hours. Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of the front produced damaging winds and large hail across portions of central and south central Virginia.

Began near Emporia (36.7000, -77.5400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 448779. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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