Thunderstorm Wind — Fairfax (c), Virginia

2006-06-19 · near Fairfax, Fairfax (c), Virginia

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5515174. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.