Thunderstorm Wind,
- When
- July 20, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- County
- Coordinates
- 38.580, -77.000
Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 20, 1970
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfax
- When
- July 20, 12:05 PM CST
- Where
- Fairfax County
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -77.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Nottoway
- When
- July 20, 12:12 PM CST
- Where
- Nottoway County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.080, -77.900
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 20, 1970
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 20, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 20, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 20, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 20, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Montana, July 20, 1970
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 20, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 20, 1970
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1970Every state in 1970This day in weather history
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10153190, 10153191, 10153192.