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Lightning in Manassas (c) County, Virginia

Lightning May 27, 2002 · Manassas (c) County, Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two homes were damaged by lightning fires.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and frequent lightning moved through Northern Virginia between 4 and 7 PM EDT. In Shenandoah County, twelve roads were closed by floodwaters in the northern portion of the county. In Rappahannock County, 2.88 inches of rain fell in Castleton. In Albemarle County, flood waters inundated roads west of Scottsville near Skyler. Trees were also downed. In Nelson County, small trees were downed. In Prince William County, the roof of a hangar at the Manassas Airport was blown off by a wind gust measured at 55 MPH. Pea sized hail was also reported. Lightning also started two house fires in Manassas. One home on Longstreet Court sustained damage to its attic. Another home on Natchez Trail Court sustained electrical damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5297684. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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