Thunderstorm Wind — Falls Church (c), Virginia

2019-08-07 · near Falls Church, Falls Church (c), Virginia

Event narrative

Large tree limbs were blown down blocking the roadway at the intersection of Westmoreland Road and Washington Avenue.

Wider weather episode

An upper level disturbance and remnant mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) crossed the region during the afternoon hours of August 7th. This, combined with moderate amounts of instability, led to the development of scattered showers and thunderstorms across portions of northern and central Virginia. A couple of these thunderstorms became severe.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 849646. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.