Thunderstorm Wind — Winchester (c), Virginia

2004-05-21 · near Winchester, Winchester (c), Virginia

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5397697. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.