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Thunderstorm Wind in Fairfax (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind June 19, 2006 · Fairfax (c) County, Virginia

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)
$10K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree fell on a car along Bob Court in Fairfax.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved from the Ohio Valley in the early morning of June 19, then across the Mid Atlantic during the late afternoon and evening. This cold front fired strong to severe thunderstorms as it encountered an atmosphere that was rich in moisture and very unstable. In addition to numerous occurrences of damaging wind gusts of around 60 mph across the Baltimore-Washington corridor, there were also several instances of flash flooding. Numerous cars were stuck in flooded roadways across both Northern Virginia and Central and Southern Maryland. Strong winds also occurred on the tidal waters of the Potomac River and Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay.

Began near Fairfax (38.8500, -77.3000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5515174. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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