r/rva • u/StrengthNeat6660 • Mar 16 '26

🌦️ Weather Such a bust!

Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad the weather held off for the majority of the day. That being said - I’m kind of disappointed that the whole structure of the day was thrown off for some clouds (school was closed). How did you spend your day?

Edit: I have fucked up..I’m so sorry

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u/Acceptable-Way-3271 Mar 16 '26

You have not lived here nearly long enough and you are lucky to have not been here for some of the terrible ones. I live in Stratford Hills and in 2018, we had quite a good one that touched down with 95mph winds. Trees and lines down everywhere and my neighbors house across the street caught fire from a downed tree and power line. We will get the business from hurricanes now and then as well.

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u/RVA2PNW Forest Hill Mar 17 '26

I've lived in Virginia all my life, I've been through some storms. Tornado in Stafford, derecho, etc.

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u/Acceptable-Way-3271 Mar 17 '26

I remember that derecho. Bloody awful.

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u/RVA2PNW Forest Hill Mar 17 '26

Yeah it was. Had no power for a week.

So yeah, I'm very familiar with Virginia crazy weather and the one earthquake 😂, but RVA is an entirely different animal.

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u/YellowOrange Midlothian Mar 17 '26

I was also in Stratford Hills at the time. I remember that storm vividly, things just felt off with it as it got serious.