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Event Details
| Event | Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude | 55 kts. |
| State | VIRGINIA |
| County/Area | FRANKLIN |
| WFO | RNK |
| Begin Date | 05/08/2008 20:55:00 EST-5 |
| Begin Range | 0 |
| Begin Azimuth | N |
| Begin Location | SNOW CREEK |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 36.83/-79.75 |
| End Date | 05/08/2008 20:55:00 EST-5 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 4.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A strong storm system across the Ohio Valley during the afternoon of Thursday, May 8th, pushed east toward the mountains Thursday evening. A boundary was trailing from the low across southern Virginia. This put the region in a high shear environment, meaning, winds at the surface were blowing from the southeast, while a few thousand feet above the surface, the winds were blowing out of the southwest at 40 to 50 mph. Supercells formed in the foothills and piedmont of Virginia, ahead of a strong but broken line of thunderstorms that formed just west of the mountains and became more organized by the time it reached the Blue Ridge. These severe thunderstorms brought EF-1 tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding to portions of Southwest Virginia. |
| Event Narrative | Large trees were blown down in Snow Creek. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 340.90K | 0.00K | |||||||
| PEMBROKE | GILES CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 18:25 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STONES STORE | HENRY CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 18:50 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CENTENARY | BUCKINGHAM CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 18:56 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FAIRLAWN | PULASKI CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FIGSBORO | HENRY CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 156.50K | 0.00K |
| SYDNORSVILLE | FRANKLIN CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 19:01 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 8.50K | 0.00K |
| SNOW CREEK | FRANKLIN CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 19:02 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ARARAT | PATRICK CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 19:05 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ARARAT | PATRICK CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 19:05 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.90K | 0.00K |
| ROCKY MT | FRANKLIN CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 19:26 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SONTAG | FRANKLIN CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 19:40 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GRETNA | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 19:45 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 7.00K | 0.00K |
| BLUE RIDGE | BOTETOURT CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 20:00 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PULLENS | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 20:00 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 116.00K | 0.00K |
| PULLENS | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 20:04 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| MONTVALE | BEDFORD CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 20:05 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PITTSVILLE | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 20:25 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HURT | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 20:30 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HURT | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 20:38 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SNOW CREEK | FRANKLIN CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 20:55 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 4.00K | 0.00K |
| SPENCER | HENRY CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 21:21 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RENAN | PITTSYLVANIA CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 21:45 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| HIXBURG | APPOMATTOX CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 22:20 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 25.00K | 0.00K |
| BROOKNEAL | CAMPBELL CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 22:20 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| STOVALL | HALIFAX CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 22:30 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| KEYSVILLE | CHARLOTTE CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 22:30 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| INGRAM | HALIFAX CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 22:30 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CASTLE CRAIG | CAMPBELL CO. | VA | 05/08/2008 | 23:04 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| CLUSTER SPGS | HALIFAX CO. | VA | 05/09/2008 | 01:25 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| VIRGILINA | HALIFAX CO. | VA | 05/09/2008 | 01:33 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 340.90K | 0.00K |
