Thunderstorm Wind — Highland, Virginia

2020-04-08 · near New Hampden, Highland, Virginia

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 881937. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.