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Thunderstorm Wind in Bedford (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 21, 2007 · Bedford (c) County, Virginia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$4K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous trees were downed, and a roof was blown off a small shed.

The wider storm

A frontal boundary to the northeast, kept an unstable environment over the area during the afternoon of August 21st. An upper disturbance passed overhead which helped to trigger numerous thunderstorms. Some of of these storms were severe with damaging winds and large hail.

Began near Bedford (37.3300, -79.5300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 54391. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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