Thunderstorm Wind in Winchester (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind May 21, 2004 · Winchester (c) County, Virginia

81 mph

Estimated gust (70 kt)

$6K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Downed trees citywide, and a large bill board was blown several feet.

The wider storm

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed on May 21st ahead of an approaching cold front. The thunderstorms producedvery strong winds that downed numerous trees and power lines across Northern Virginia. Nickel to penny size hail was also reported with a few of these storms.

Began near Winchester (39.1500, -77.9667).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5397697. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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