Sunday, April 28, 2019

This is happening more frequently. It is called "straight line winds." They cause damage and if out in the rain when it hits can injure or worse.

The picture to the left was submitted by a community member. It is very popular to record the damage caused by these storms.

People conduct themselves differently due to the climate crisis. They want to report such events and it becomes a way to communicate about a common experience with other community members. Most people consider this type of reporting important.

April 28, 2019
By Meg Ryan

The Somers Cove Apartments in Crisfield experienced straight-line wind damage from a severe thunderstorm that occurred on Friday, April 26, 2019. Courtesy of Somerset County Emergency Services.

A severe thunderstorm (click here) brought straight line winds into Crisfield on Friday evening, causing some damage to the area, officials confirmed.

The biggest damage reported to the National Weather Service office in Wakefield, Virginia was to Somers Cove Apartments, located at 51 Somers Drive, which lost part of its roof. The straight line winds were reported to have taken the roof off of the apartment buildings around 5 p.m. on April 26, said Ryan Rodgers, meteorologist, on Sunday....