Thunderstorm Wind — Highland, Virginia

2019-07-15 · near Montebello, Highland, Virginia

Event narrative

Two trees were blown down near the 17000 block of US-250 Highland Turnpike.

Wider weather episode

A frontal boundary stalled across southern and western Virginia during the day on July 15th. Near the frontal boundary a CAPE gradient set up over central and western Virginia. Upper level forcing was minimal to non-existent, but terrain circulations and the stalled boundary were enough for some scattered shower/thunderstorm development given the instability. A couple of these storms became severe.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 844069. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.