A strong cold front moved across the Eastern Panhandle during the morning of the 11th. As the front moved through, damaging winds were reported in some locations.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
A strong cold front moved across the Eastern Panhandle during the morning of the 11th. As the front moved through, damaging winds were reported in some locations. A large billboard with a 100 foot tall metal pole supporting two tiers of billboards was downed onto a parking lot just off Interstate 81. Debris from the billboard damaged two parked cars. Scattered power outages were also reported in Berkeley County from trees falling onto power lines. The airport in Martinsburg recorded a wind gust of 42 MPH. A wind gust of 58 MPH was reported in Falling Waters at the top of a 35 foot tower. Several trees were downed in the vicinity and one home lost 6 feet of siding.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
58 MPH wind gust; Several trees downed and siding blown off home near Falling Waters
Large billboard, trees and wires downed in Martinsburg.
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