Severe thunderstorms moved across Central Virginia during the afternoon of the 19th. These storms produced winds in excess of 55 MPH, large hail, and frequent lightning.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms moved across Central Virginia during the afternoon of the 19th. These storms produced winds in excess of 55 MPH, large hail, and frequent lightning. In Orange County, silver dollar sized hail fell in Barboursville and dime sized hail fell on Hardwick Mountain. In Nelson County, trees were downed in the Gladstone area. Just west of Charlottesville, a tree was downed onto Old Ivy Road. The strongest storm produced an F1 tornado that uprooted and snapped several trees along an 11 mile path from extreme northern Albemarle County to southern Greene County. The tornado began just north of Loft Mountain, about 200 yards east of Skyline Drive. It moved eastward across County Line Mountain into Greene County, and crossed Route 601 at Muddy Run. The tornado damage path widened at this point from 30 yards to between 50 and 100 yards. The tornado continued east and traveled near the towns of Shady Grove and Dyke before finally dissipating a few miles east of Amicus. This storm also produced downburst winds to the south of the tornado's path that uprooted trees and downed power lines in southern Greene County. Trees were also downed just west of where the tornado formed just west of Skyline Drive in Rockingham County.
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:34 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The tornado began just north of Loft Mountain, downed trees and moved into Greene County.
Trees wered downed on the Rockingham County side of Skyline Drive east of Grottoes.
The tornado crossed into Greene County west of Dyke and dissipated just east of Amicus, downing several trees and power lines in its path.
Trees were downed mainly south of the tornado's path.
Trees were downed onto Old Ivy Road.
Silver dollar sized hail fell.
Dime sized hail fell on Hardwick Mountain.
Trees were downed.
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