Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind February 24, 2016 · Franklin (c) County, Virginia

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gust of 53 knots (61 mph) was measured in the City of Franklin.

The wider storm

Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds, large hail, and six tornadoes across portions of central and eastern Virginia.

Began near Sago (36.6800, -76.9400).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF3 King and Queen County EF1 Sussex County 3 dead EF1 Mecklenburg County EF1 Middlesex County EF1 Middlesex County EF0 Fluvanna County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 621766. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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