Thunderstorm Wind — Buena Vista (c), Virginia

2014-11-23 · near Buena Vista, Buena Vista (c), Virginia

Event narrative

The Buena Vista City 911 Center reported that a tin roof was blown off the back part of a house on Burch Avenue landing in the alley behind the home. This event occurred just east-southeast of the city. Another tree was down on Longhollow road on the northeast side of the city.

Wider weather episode

A warm front was lifting northward through the southeast and southern Mid-Atlantic states in advance of a strong cold front and intensifying upper trough. This pattern allowed unseasonably warm air from the Gulf of Mexico to be brought northward into the region in advance of the front. Widespread heavy rain showers and even a few thunderstorms spread into the region during the afternoon and evening. However, one area of thunderstorms across the southern Shenandoah Valley became severe during the late evening hours producing wind damage in eastern Rockbridge county, especially near Buena Vista, where several trees were blown down.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 550297. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.