Thunderstorms developed in advance of a potent cold front. Many of these storms increased to severe levels and generated damaging winds and an isolated tornado.
The storm that spawned the EF-1 tornado near Elmo in Halifax County evolved into a bow echo and produced winds estimated over 100 MPH near the town of Halifax that severely damaged one home and uprooted or snapped numerous trees. There were other reports of trees down roughly between Martinsville and Lynchburg and points east.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENRY, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 17:43:00 to 25-OCT-21 17:43:00 (EST-5)
Location: RIDGEWAY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down on a power line within the 1700 block of Old Sand Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in CAMPBELL, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 17:45:00 to 25-OCT-21 17:46:00 (EST-5)
Location: LEESVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down along Chellis Ford road and another tree down along Mt. Airy Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENRY, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 17:46:00 to 25-OCT-21 17:46:00 (EST-5)
Location: IRISBURG
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down near the intersection of Eggleston Falls Road and Mitchell Road, blocking both lanes of traffic on Eggleston Falls Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in AMHERST, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 17:46:00 to 25-OCT-21 17:46:00 (EST-5)
Location: DILLARD
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 7.50K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew multiple trees down along Route 130 in southern Amherst County. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 18:38:00 to 25-OCT-21 18:38:00 (EST-5)
Location: SPRING GARDEN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds broke one inch limbs off trees and blew shingles off a building at a location four miles north of Keeling, VA. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in APPOMATTOX, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 18:45:00 to 25-OCT-21 18:45:00 (EST-5)
Location: EVERGREEN
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 7.50K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew multiple trees down on Rough Creek Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in HALIFAX, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 19:00:00 to 25-OCT-21 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: BROOKLYN
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 7.50K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Thunderstorm winds snapped several trees. Damage values are estimated.

Strong Wind in FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 12:30:00 to 25-OCT-21 12:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 26.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Winds blew a tree onto a house at the intersection of South Main Street and Old Furnace Road in Rocky Mount. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENRY, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 17:39:00 to 25-OCT-21 17:39:00 (EST-5)
Location: OLD LIBERTY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 6.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down at the intersection of Mt. Olivet Road and Plantation Road. Additionally, two trees were blown down along another section of Mt. Olivet Road -- one at he intersection with Lancer Lane, and the second at the intersection with Lovell Drive. These additional two trees also brought down power lines when they fell.  Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in BUCKINGHAM, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 18:37:00 to 25-OCT-21 18:37:00 (EST-5)
Location: MT VINCO
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew one tree down across James River Highway near Woods Corner. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENRY, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 17:29:00 to 25-OCT-21 17:29:00 (EST-5)
Location: VILLA HGTS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds below a tree down near the intersection of Applachain Drive and Wooddale Court in the Fieldale Community. The tree blocked one and one-half lanes of the roadway. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENRY, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 17:36:00 to 25-OCT-21 17:36:00 (EST-5)
Location: FONTAINE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds downed trees in the City of Martinsville.  Greensboro Road had both lanes of traffic blocked due to a downed tree. Another downed tree blocked one lane of traffic at the intersection of Industrial Park Drive and Clover Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENRY, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 17:39:00 to 25-OCT-21 17:39:00 (EST-5)
Location: LEATHERWOOD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down on Green Hill Drive near Mountain Mist Drive, near Dyers Store. Both lanes of traffic were blocked. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in CAMPBELL, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 17:58:00 to 25-OCT-21 17:58:00 (EST-5)
Location: POSM
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto a car. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 18:09:00 to 25-OCT-21 18:09:00 (EST-5)
Location: HINESVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down along Mount Cross Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 18:14:00 to 25-OCT-21 18:14:00 (EST-5)
Location: WHITMELL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew one tree down along Sand Creek Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in APPOMATTOX, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 18:23:00 to 25-OCT-21 18:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: TOWER HILL
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds downed a power line that fell across Watt Abbitt Road, blew a portion of a roof off two barns and onto Wagon Wheel Road, and blew a tree down on a shed with a vehicle parked inside it. Damage values are estimated.

Tornado in HALIFAX, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 19:02:00 to 25-OCT-21 19:08:00 (EST-5)
Location: ELMO
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 40.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF-1 tornado touched down about two miles west of Elmo just north of River Road where numerous trees were snapped. The tornado traveled northeast with intermittent damage. Several large trees were uprooted and snapped on the north side of Lewis Ferrell Road before lifting less than a mile north of Elmo.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENRY, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 17:42:00 to 25-OCT-21 17:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: RIDGEWAY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree near the intersection of Joseph Martin Highway and Memory Lane.

Thunderstorm Wind in PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 18:18:00 to 25-OCT-21 18:18:00 (EST-5)
Location: CHATHAM
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew one tree down along Concord Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in APPOMATTOX, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 18:22:00 to 25-OCT-21 18:22:00 (EST-5)
Location: TOWER HILL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew down a power line on Walnut Hill Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in BUCKINGHAM, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 18:29:00 to 25-OCT-21 18:33:00 (EST-5)
Location: TOGA
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds blew multiple trees down on Mount Rush Highway at the Buckingham/Appomattox county line. These same winds also downed a tree onto a power line on Union Church Road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in HALIFAX, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 19:11:00 to 25-OCT-21 19:11:00 (EST-5)
Location: NEWS FERRY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Thunderstorm wind snapped and uprooted two pine trees. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in HALIFAX, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 19:17:00 to 25-OCT-21 19:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: MOUNTAIN RD
Magnitude: 100.00 EG
Property damage: 250.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A line of severe thunderstorms crossed Halifax County and produced damaging straight-line winds. The most significant damage occurred along Old Grubby Road, where a family was displaced after their home was significantly damaged. Other homes and outbuildings were also damaged and numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind in HALIFAX, VIRGINIA
From 25-OCT-21 19:28:00 to 25-OCT-21 19:32:00 (EST-5)
Location: SOUTH BOSTON
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 175.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees and limbs down in various locations along the western extent of South Boston. A few of these trees and limbs landed upon and damaged homes. Damage values are estimated.