Thunderstorm Wind in Highland County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind April 8, 2020 · Highland County, Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree was down on Thorny Bottom Lane near Potomac River Road.

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 New Hampden (38.4511, -79.5300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 881937. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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