Thunderstorm Wind — Falls Church (c), Virginia
2004-08-11 · near Falls Church, Falls Church (c), Virginia
$3K
Property damage
55 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Trees and power lines down. across the city.
Wider weather episode
Strong winds downed trees and power lines in Fairfax, Fauquier, and Loudoun Counties. Approximately 24,000 people were without power at some point during the storms. The area was also riddled with penny to quarter size hail. Trained spotters reported a few hail stones as large as tea cups. Reagan National and Dulles International Airports had weather delays of 1 to 3 hours for flights traveling to the northeast.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5421715. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.