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Thunderstorm Wind in Bland County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind January 11, 2020 · Bland County, Virginia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$7K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple trees were blown down along Route 42 west of the the town of Bland due to thunderstorm winds.

The wider storm

An usually warm and moist airmass in advance of a strong spring-like cold front triggered several severe thunderstorms. These storms produced damaging winds, with numerous trees down.

Began near Bland (37.0700, -81.1800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 872676. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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