Thunderstorm Wind in Galax (c) County, Virginia
Thunderstorm Wind October 23, 2017 · Galax (c) County, Virginia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Thunderstorm wind gusts brought down a utility pole at the intersection of South Main and Long Street in Galax.
The wider storm
An upper level storm system moving toward the region from the south would interact with a closed upper level low moving through the Tennessee Valley. At the surface, a fast moving cold front moved into the region where a highly sheared environment was in place. These conditions triggered multiple severe thunderstorms and a two tornadoes in southwest Virginia.
Began near Galax (36.6539, -80.9198).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 723785. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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