Thunderstorm Wind — Fairfax (c), Virginia

2003-08-26 · near Fairfax, Fairfax (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Multiple trees and power lines were downed.

Wider weather episode

A second round of thunderstorms moved through Northern Virginia during the late afternoon and early evening hours of the 26th. Winds up to 65 MPH downed trees and power lines, causing power outages. In Loudoun County, the Cascades and Countryside areas were struck by damaging winds for the second time in one day. A day care center which had been damaged in the morning storm sustained damage by another downed tree during the afternoon event. Eight other homes in the area were damaged by downed trees and another tree was downed onto a car. A spotter along the Potomac River across from Point of Rocks recorded a 60 MPH wind gust. Trees were downed near Lucketts. Trees were also downed near Lexington Drive in Ashburn where a wind gust of 53 MPH was recorded. Pea sized hail was reported in Sterling and penny sized hail fell in Sterling Park. In Fairfax County, Georgetown Pike (Route 193) was closed by downed trees in McLean. Trees were downed onto Route 7 and Springvale Road in Reston. Power lines were downed on Route 7 at Lewinsville Road. Multiple trees and power lines were downed in the city of Fairfax. Pea sized hail fell near Fair Oaks Mall and marble sized hail fell in Reston. In Falls Church, trees were downed and pea sized hail fell. In Arlington County, the Washington Reagan National Airport weather station was struck by lightning. Several trees and power lines were downed countywide. In Alexandria, a few trees were downed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5371156. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.