We had a pretty massive storm pass through Charlottesville yesterday around 5 in the afternoon. It sprung up all of a sudden and just as quickly disappeared leaving a trail of destruction.
Trees were down in roads, on cars, and on power lines. Branches and debris were strewn through the streets and power was knocked out for large areas of the city.
Driving became a particular hazard afterwards as most stop lights were out and the drivers did not know how to proceed through the intersections. There were multiple accidents because of this.
Phone service was down for a while as well.
The explanation that is emerging is that we were hit with a microburst, although it looked much more like a hurricane had come through.
The storm lasted maybe three to five minutes.
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