1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:19 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Large tree branches and one large tree were blown down, in and just outside the town.
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Every storm in West Virginia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, August 1998
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5661328.