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Thunderstorm Wind in Waynesboro (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 29, 2001 · Waynesboro (c) County, Virginia

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees and 15 power lines were downed.

The wider storm

A thunderstorm with large hail, frequent lightning, and damaging winds moved through the Central Piedmont between 3:30 and 5:00 PM EDT on the 29th. In Augusta County, dime to quarter sized hail fell in Waynesboro. Several trees and 15 power lines were also downed in Waynesboro. One tree fell onto a car on Ivy Road. Marble sized hail covered the ground in Madrid. A power line was downed and hail fell on Old Whitebridge Road in the eastern part of the county. Several lighting fires were also reported, including a mulch fire on Porterfield Lane near Dooms. In far western Albemarle County, a tree was downed near the Nelson County line. In Nelson County, power outages and heavy rainfall were reported in the Afton Mountain area.

Began near Waynesboro (38.0667, -78.8833).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5263404. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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