Thunderstorm Wind in Highland County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind July 15, 2019 · Highland County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Montebello (38.2900, -79.4050).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 844069. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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