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Event Details
| Event | Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude | 50 kts. |
| State | VIRGINIA |
| County/Area | FRANKLIN |
| WFO | RNK |
| Begin Date | 07/27/2012 15:16:00 EST-5 |
| Begin Range | 4 |
| Begin Azimuth | SE |
| Begin Location | HARDYS FORD |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 37.19/-79.76 |
| End Date | 07/27/2012 15:16:00 EST-5 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.30K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Convection developed along weak surface trough and an outflow boundary associated with earlier thunderstorms. With mixed layer instability from 1000-2000 J/kg, strong mid-level wind fields and steep lapse rates, clusters of thunderstorms formed and moved across much of the area producing damaging wind gusts. |
| Event Narrative | A tree was reported down on Lynville Drive. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 51.50K | 0.00K | |||||||
| STOWERSVILLE | BLAND CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 13:15 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HICKSVILLE | BLAND CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 13:24 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.30K | 0.00K |
| EFFNA | BLAND CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 13:35 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.30K | 0.00K |
| MECHANICSBURG | BLAND CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 13:50 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.30K | 0.00K |
| CHATHAM | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 14:20 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| MEDLEY | ROANOKE CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 14:33 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.50K | 0.00K |
| MEDLEY | ROANOKE CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 14:33 | EST-5 | Lightning | 0 | 0 | 0.50K | 0.00K | |
| TROUTVILLE | BOTETOURT CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 14:37 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| ROANOKE | ROANOKE (C) CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 14:37 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.30K | 0.00K |
| SOUTH BOSTON | HALIFAX CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 14:54 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.90K | 0.00K |
| ACORN | HALIFAX CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 14:58 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.30K | 0.00K |
| BURNT CHIMNEY | FRANKLIN CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 15:07 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.30K | 0.00K |
| HARDYS FORD | FRANKLIN CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 15:09 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.60K | 0.00K |
| SAXE | CHARLOTTE CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 15:15 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.50K | 0.00K |
| HARDYS FORD | FRANKLIN CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 15:16 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.30K | 0.00K |
| ONTARIO | CHARLOTTE CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 15:28 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.90K | 0.00K |
| PENHOOK | FRANKLIN CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 15:32 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.30K | 0.00K |
| BOONSBORO | BEDFORD CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 15:41 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.60K | 0.00K |
| LYNCHBURG | LYNCHBURG (C) CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 15:46 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 8.00K | 0.00K |
| ORONOCO | AMHERST CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 15:50 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.60K | 0.00K |
| AMHERST | AMHERST CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 15:55 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| AMHERST | AMHERST CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 16:05 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| RIVERVILLE | AMHERST CO. | VA | 07/27/2012 | 16:12 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 51.50K | 0.00K |
