Thunderstorm Wind in Martinsville (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind April 8, 2020 · Martinsville (c) County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds blew down six trees and at least one power line within the City of Martinsville.

The wider storm

Organized severe thunderstorms developed in an unseasonably warm, unstable airmass ahead of an approaching cold front, triggered as a series of strong upper level disturbances passed across central Appalachians. Strong winds aloft being pushed to the surface contributed to the large swaths of sustained damaging winds, while low freezing levels were a factor in the large hail that was observed.

Began near Martinsville (36.6993, -79.8866).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 878409. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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