Thunderstorm Wind — Waynesboro (c), Virginia

2001-08-29 · near Waynesboro, Waynesboro (c), Virginia

$20K

Property damage

Event narrative

Several trees and 15 power lines were downed.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5263404. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.