Hail — Bedford (c), Virginia

2001-06-05 · near Bedford, Bedford (c), Virginia

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of the 5th produced hail up to nickel size, flash flooding, and damaging winds. Thunderstorms winds downed trees on Route 52 in Hillsville, Route 669, three miles north of Madison Heights, Route 11 in Fairfield, 4 miles southeast of Rustburg, 2 miles east of Phenix, 5 miles northwest of Amherst, and in Natural Bridge, Appomattox, Pulaski, Dublin, and Keysville. Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Bedford. A tent was also blown over in Bedford, resulting in minor injuries to a photographer.Heavy thunderstorm rains caused Dreaming Creek to flood Route 460 in Lynchburg, caused several creeks to flood in northern Campbell County, washed out part of a road 2 1/2 miles northeast of Marshalltown, caused Border Creek to flood Route 666, four miles northwest of Fincastle, flooded the intersection of routes 719 and 691, one mile west of Appomattox, and flooded streets in Timberlake. Heavy thunderstorm rains also caused roads to be flooded in several areas from Montvale to Bedford and to Forest.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5251985. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.