Thunderstorm Wind — Buena Vista (c), Virginia
2019-05-29 · near Buena Vista, Buena Vista (c), Virginia
$2K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Thunderstorm winds blew down multiple trees in the city of Buena Vista.
Wider weather episode
A couple mesoscale convective systems within a hot and humid air mass brought lines of severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. The storms produced hail up to the size of half dollar coins and produced damaging winds that blew down numerous trees and power lines. At least 4,000 people lost power due to trees falling on to power lines, and a few structures also suffered damage.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 818449. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.