High Wind — Newport News, Virginia

2016-01-23 · Newport News, Virginia

Event narrative

Wind gust of 53 knots (61 mph) was measured at Lassiter Court (2 SSE).

Wider weather episode

Strong Low Pressure moving from the Southeast United States northeast and off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced very strong wind gusts across portions of Eastern Virginia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 616144. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.