Thunderstorm Wind in Winchester (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind July 12, 2003 · Winchester (c) County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees were downed onto Bryarly and Gun Club roads.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms with high winds and frequent lightning moved through extreme northwest Virginia during the late afternoon and evening of the 12th. In Frederick County, trees were downed onto Bryarly and Gun Club roads just north of Winchester. In Clarke County, trees and power lines were downed in Berryville. In Shenandoah County, high winds blew over or snapped trees in the Forest View area north of Edinburg. The damage was centered around Forest View Road and Ridge. The Aileen Plant which had lost its roof in a February snowstorm lost a brick wall during this windstorm.

Began near Winchester (39.1500, -78.1667).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5368488. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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