Thunderstorm Wind in Falls Church (c) County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind July 1, 2021 · Falls Church (c) County, Virginia

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Nearly a dozen trees and large branches were blown down in Falls Church, primarily north of VA-7 Broad Street. A 4-foot diameter oak tree was uprooted in a yard near the intersection of North Four Mile Run Drive and 26th Street North adjacent to the Washington and Old Dominion Trail. A tree blew down onto wires and a car near the intersection of North Roosevelt Street and North Tuckahoe Street, briefly trapping the occupant who was uninjured.

The wider storm

Two rounds of severe thunderstorms produced two tornadoes, hail, and widespread wind damage (some significant) across the DC metro and central Maryland, with spottier wind damage extending into the Baltimore area.

Began near Falls Church (38.8772, -77.1556).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Arlington County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 958223. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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