Tropical Storm — Mathews, Virginia

2021-07-08 to 2021-07-09 · Mathews, Virginia

Event narrative

Tropical storm winds downed several trees and power lines, produced minor structural damage, and caused scattered power outages across the county. Wind gusts averaged between 35 and 45 knots.

Wider weather episode

The center of Tropical Storm Elsa tracked north just inland of the Middle Atlantic Coast from Thursday morning through Thursday night, July 8th. The Tropical Storm produced tropical storm force winds and associated wind damage across portions of eastern and southeast Virginia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 977237. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.