Thunderstorm Wind in Highland County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind April 8, 2020 · Highland County, Virginia

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$100K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two camper trailers were overturned and a pole barn structure collapsed with some material impacting a nearby house in Monterey. Trees and branches were also down in the area.

The wider storm

A cold front passed through the area. Despite limited instability, there was a strong wind field aloft along with steep low-level lapse rates. This resulted in some damaging wind gusts with showers and thunderstorms.

Began near Monterey (38.4329, -79.5784).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 881934. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.