As a cold front approached the region, surface winds increased significantly in advance of the front on Tuesday the 14th, and then continued very gusty behind the front into the early morning hours of Wednesday the 15th. A large number of trees were blown down in association with these winds.
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As a cold front approached the region, surface winds increased significantly in advance of the front on Tuesday the 14th, and then continued very gusty behind the front into the early morning hours of Wednesday the 15th. A large number of trees were blown down in association with these winds. Showers and storms developed in advance of the front and also occurred coincident to the passage of the front. Trees were blown down in association with a few of the storms increasing to severe levels.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 14, 1:11 AM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:25 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind, 5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds blew several utility poles and trees and limbs down in and around the Rocky Gap area. Damage values estimated.
High winds blew four trees down in Grayson County - one across Meadow Creek Road, another across Quarry Road, another across County Line Road, and the fourth one across Panorama Line Road. Damage value are estimated.
High winds blew two trees down in Smyth County. The one tree came down across Hutton Branch Road. The other tree fell across Stoney Battery Road. Damage values are estimated.
High winds blew down several trees at a location four miles west-northwest of Hillsville. Damage values are estimated.
High winds blew two trees down in Tazewell County. The one tree was blown down across McQuire Valley Road. The other tree was blown down across Highway 19 near Kents Ridge Road. Damage values are estimated.
Multiple large tree limbs were blown down on North 15th Street. Damage values are estimated.
Thunderstorm winds blew two trees down. One on Burnett Road and one on Trapper Road. Damage values are estimated.
Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down. Damage values are estimated.
Thunderstorm wind blew a tree down on Julia Simpkins Road. Damage values are estimated.
Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down near the intersection of Bourne Road and Lee Ford Camp Road. Damage values are estimated.
Thunderstorm winds blew three trees down. Damage values are estimated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, October 2014
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 545528, 545538, 545535, 545529, 545532, 545036, 545522, 545524, 545525, 545526, 545527.