Thunderstorm Wind — Fairfax (c), Virginia

2002-05-14 · near Fairfax, Fairfax (c), Virginia

Event narrative

A tree was downed at the intersection of Route 123 and 236.

Wider weather episode

A line of showers that produced damaging winds moved south through Northern Virginia between 3:30 and 5:30 PM EDT. In Frederick County, scattered trees and power lines were downed countywide, including the city of Winchester where a wind gust of 58 MPH was recorded. In Clarke County, numerous trees and power lines were downed, especially in the Berryville and Boyce areas. In Loudoun County, a wind gust of 61 MPH was recorded in Sterling at NOVA Community College. Trees and power lines were downed in Lovettsville, Hamilton, Round Hill, and Leesburg. In Lucketts, large trees were downed onto route 663 (Taylorstown Road). In Fairfax County, a tree was downed at the intersection of Route 123 and 236 in Fairfax. In Arlington County, downed trees and localized power outages were reported. In Stafford County, a few trees were downed. In Culpeper County, trees were downed in Culpeper. In Rappahannock County, trees were downed in Sperryville and Castleton. In Madison County, high winds downed trees onto Route 231 North. In Page County, trees were downed in the Luray area. In Shenandoah County, trees were downed in Fort Valley and a telephone pole was downed in Mt. Jackson. A wind gust of 43 MPH was recorded in New Market. In Rockingham County, lines were downed in Timberville.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5297468. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.