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Thunderstorm Wind in Fairfax (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind May 2, 2004 · Fairfax (c) County, Virginia

64 mph

Estimated gust (56 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 down in the City of Fairfax.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved through the region on May 2nd. Numerous thunderstorms developed ahead of the front and caused widespread wind damage over Northern Virginia and the Central Foothills. There were several reports of downed trees and power lines. One of the thunderstorms produced a tornado in Madison County, near Wolftown. The tornado touched down 2 miles southwest of Wolftown and lifted northwest of Madison. The resulting damage included several trees were uprooted, a demolished outbuilding, and a second severely damaged outbuilding.

Began near Fairfax (38.8500, -77.3000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5395447. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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