High Wind — Eastern Henrico, Virginia

2018-03-02 · Eastern Henrico, Virginia

Event narrative

The very strong winds downed trees and caused scattered power outages. Wind gust of 50 knots (58 mph) was measured at RIC.

Wider weather episode

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 746545. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.