Thunderstorm Wind — Charlottesville (c), Virginia

2007-07-16 · near Charlottesville, Charlottesville (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Fire Department Officials reported trees down on a house within the City of Charlottesville.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front moving east across the Ohio Valley stalled as it moved over the Mid Atlantic. This allowed numerous showers and thunderstorms to develop from the Central Foothills into northern Virginia during the afternoon of July 16th. Many of these storms became severe, producing damaging winds that downed large trees.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 47569. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.