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Storm clusters line up on the northwest-flow track and roll across Virginia

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The shelf cloud of Monday’s squall line stretches across the Roanoke Valley sky above the Franklin Road bridge. Photo by Kevin Myatt. " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1SquallLineFranklinBridge-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C585&ssl=1" /> By any name — squall line, bow echo, mesoscale convective system or derecho — Monday’s and Tuesday’s storms stirred up some gusty winds. The post Storm clusters line up on the northwest-flow track and roll across Virginia appeared first on Cardinal News .

First report: Squall line winds knock out power to more than 100,000 in central, western Virginia — cardinalnews.org, 1d