Thunderstorm Wind in Highland County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind July 17, 2021 · Highland County, Virginia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple trees blew down on US-250 Mountain Turnpike on the Virginia side of the VA/WV state line.

Showers and thunderstorms produced scattered instances of wind damage during the afternoon and early evening hours.

Began near Hightown (38.4603, -79.6838).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 961639. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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