Thunderstorm Wind — Fredericksburg (c), Virginia

2019-06-29 · near Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg (c), Virginia

Event narrative

About a dozen trees and wires were downed by strong winds in the City of Fredericksburg.

Wider weather episode

Heat and humidity through the day on June 29th led to a moderately unstable air mass by the afternoon. A weak pressure trough developed and heights began to fall by the evening as an upper level ridge broke down. Also late in the evening, a cold front began to approach, increasing forcing across the region. Several rounds of scattered showers and thunderstorms developed from the mid afternoon hours through well past sunset. Some thunderstorms became strong to severe.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 834484. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.