Thunderstorm Wind — Falls Church (c), Virginia

2021-08-10 · near Falls Church, Falls Church (c), Virginia

Event narrative

A wind gust of 51 knots (59 MPH) was measured by a personal weather station in the City of Falls Church. Several trees, branches and wires blew down in the City of Falls Church, mainly near and along VA-7 West Broad Street between the Fairfax County line and North/South West Street.

Wider weather episode

A lee pressure trough ignited thunderstorms in a strongly unstable environment. The strongest thunderstorms produced severe downbursts and sporadic hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 966504. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.