Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin (c) County, Virginia

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

61 mph

Estimated gust (53 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An estimated wind gust of 53 knots (61 mph) was reported.

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 (36.6433, -76.9062).

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 686330. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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