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Thunderstorm Wind in Galax (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind May 9, 2017 · Galax (c) County, Virginia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds brought down trees and power poles across the city of Galax.

The wider storm

A warm front lifted north through the Mid-Atlantic region during the afternoon of May 9th when it triggered isolated severe thunderstorms across portions of the Mountain Empire of Virginia. These storms were relatively fast moving, and produced large hail and damaging winds in the form of downed trees.

Began near Galax (36.6700, -80.9200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 700405. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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