Virginia’s Wild Weather Week | Roanoke News

Virginia braced for severe weather as a powerful squall line slammed into the state Monday, bringing damaging winds and even injuring someone when a tree crashed onto a camper near Gladys. While Southwest Virginia dodged the worst, Tuesday’s scattered storms across western, central, and southern regions still caused wind damage. Though not as intense as a derecho, Monday’s bow echo storm system was still impactful — with power outages and downed trees widespread. This northwest-moving storm pattern is unusual for summer, typically reserved for pop-up storms, but the heat on Monday helped funnel larger systems from the Ohio Valley into Virginia. More storm clusters could roll in from the west this weekend — offering needed rain but also risking more damaging winds as a trade-off for cooler temps. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/79a6a98c34aa38d1