Strong Wind — Eastern Chesterfield, Virginia

2018-03-02 to 2018-03-03 · Eastern Chesterfield, Virginia

Direct deaths

$20K

Property damage

49 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

The strong winds downed several trees, produced some structural damage, and caused scattered power outages. Wind gust of 49 knots (56 mph) was measured at the Chesterfield County Airport. Also, a six year old male died several hours after a tree fell on the family's mobile home. Time was estimated between 6 am and 7 am Friday morning.

Wider weather episode

Intense low pressure spinning off the southern New England coast produced strong northerly winds across portions of central Virginia. The strong winds downed several trees, produced some structural damage, and caused scattered power outages.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 746515. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.