Thunderstorm Wind in Craig County, Virginia
Thunderstorm Wind August 1, 2019 · Craig County, Virginia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Close to a dozen trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds near the town of Simmonsville.
The wider storm
A slow moving upper level trough moving through the area, combined with weak steering flow aloft, and ample heat and humidity allowed for numerous slow-moving severe thunderstorms to develop across Virginia, bringing large and damaging hail and severe wind gusts. A barn was destroyed by severe wind, lightning caused an apartment fire and hail up to two inches in diameter fell in Roanoke City resulted in thousands of dollars in damage across Virginia. In addition, very heavy rainfall occurred especially in parts of northeast Bedford County and the City of Lynchburg where 3 to 4 inches of rain fell in several hours causing some flash flooding.
Began near Simmonsville (37.3997, -80.3928).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 848264. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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