Thunderstorm Wind — Charlottesville (c), Virginia

2005-08-06 · near Charlottesville, Charlottesville (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Trees down on Park Street.

Wider weather episode

A frontal boundary was stalled across the mid-Atlantic, and interacted with the moist and unstable airmass already in place. Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon due to the heating of the surface of the Earth. A few of these thunderstorms reached severe limits. In addition, some flooding conditions also occurred due to the heavy rainfall associated with the thunderstorms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5469512. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.