Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind March 31, 2017 · Franklin (c) County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$3K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Awning was blown off of a gas station.

The wider storm

Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of low pressure and a cold front produced damaging winds, large hail, and two tornadoes across portions of southeast Virginia.

Began near Franklin (36.6700, -76.9020).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Chesapeake (c) County EF1 Suffolk (c) County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 686328. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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