Thunderstorm Wind in Danville (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 22, 2019 · Danville (c) County, Virginia

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$50K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous trees were knocked down in the Westover Hills area of Danville. One house suffered major structural damage and another house and mobile home suffered minor structural damage. The wind damage was caused by a microburst from a severe thunderstorm.

The wider storm

A cold front interacted with high instability to produce a broken line of severe thunderstorms that produced damaging winds across the areas east of the Blue Ridge.

Began near Danville (36.6000, -79.4700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 853522. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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