Thunderstorm Wind in Galax (c) County, Virginia
Thunderstorm Wind April 19, 2019 · 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 winds snapped multiple trees along Sutherland Road. Damage values are estimated.
The wider storm
A strong area of low pressure moved from the Mississippi Valley into the Tennessee Valley. The atmosphere in advance of this system was ripe for the development of rotating thunderstorms. Some of these storms produced damaging winds. However, two thunderstorms increased in enough rotational intensity to generate tornadoes. An EF3 Tornado occurred in Franklin County and an EF1 tornado occurred in Bedford County.
Began near Galax (36.6760, -80.9152).
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 821336. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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