Thunderstorm Wind in Bristol (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind May 24, 2017 · Bristol (c) County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees were reported down at Washington-Lee Elementary School. Trees and power lines were also down on Lee Highway near Valley Drive.

The wider storm

An amplified upper level trough directed a deep surface low across the Southern Appalachian Region with sufficient moisture but insufficient instability. Some of the storms had a great deal of directional wind shear along with a decent amount of low level speed shear. Some of these storms generated a fair amount of straight line wind damage across the tri-state area.

Began near Bristol (36.6100, -82.1700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 688719. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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