Damaging Winds in West Virginia, November 1, 2013

Name: Damaging Winds in West Virginia, November 1, 2013
Start: 2013-11-01T01:14
End: 2013-11-01T03:15
Location: West Virginia

November 1, 2013 · NWS RLX · 19 events in 10 counties and zones

A strong autumn cold front swept across between 0100E and 0400E. Strong winds existed just above the surface.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $645,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.

A strong autumn cold front swept across between 0100E and 0400E. Strong winds existed just above the surface. There were fast moving showers near the front, with just a few embedded thunderstorms. The convection was able to mix some of the strong wind gusts down to the surface.

Wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph were common in West Virginia. Stronger wind gusts occurred in a few areas.

No injuries occurred. Over 10,000 customers in Cabell County and over 8,000 customers in Wayne County were without electricity. A few schools were closed for the day due to the power outages.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 1, 12:42 AM EST, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 1, 12:42 AM EST, 32 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
142 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
WARM SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY. COLD FRONT TONIGHT WITH GUSTY SHOWERS.
COOLER FOR THE WEEKEND...WITH A REINFORCING FRONT SATURDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
130 AM UPDATE...
ACTIVE WEATHER CURRENTLY ONGOING. SVR THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA WAS ISSUED RECENTLY MAINLY FOR STRONG WIND
POTENTIAL...WITH VERY LITTLE LIGHTNING BEING OBSERVED AS EXPECTED.
OBSERVATIONS TO THE WEST OF OUR AREA ARE ON THE MARGINAL SIDE
WITH RESPECT TO SEVERE STRONG WIND CRITERIA...MAINLY AROUND THE
50MPH RANGE. YET NUMEROUS REPORTS BEING RECEIVED IN THOSE AREAS OF
WIND DAMAGE. MAIN LINE OF SHOWERS NOW ENTERING INTO OUR SE OHIO
ZONES. SHOULD CONTINUE MARCHING QUICKLY EASTWARD...ROUGHLY OVER
OUR CENTRAL ZONES BY 07Z- 08Z...AND INTO OUR EASTERN MOUNTAIN
ZONES BY THE 09Z- 10Z TIME FRAME. CONSIDERED AN UPGRADE OF THE
CURRENT WIND ADVISORY TO A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR POCAHONTAS AND
RANDOLPH COUNTIES...BUT DECIDED TO LET THE ADVISORY WITH GUSTS TO
50MPH AND CURRENT SVR WATCH HANDLE ANY STRONGER GUSTS AT THIS
TIME.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
MADE A FEW CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. ADDED IN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDER LATER TONIGHT...AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND
MOVES THROUGH THE CWA. IN ADDITION...INCREASED WINDS SLIGHTLY FROM
THE PREVIOUS FORECAST...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE LOWLANDS...BASED
ON CURRENT OBSERVATIONS JUST TO THE WEST OF CWA OUT AHEAD OF
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. OTHERWISE...MADE NO MAJOR CHANGES.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...
RAIN SHWRS INCRG IN CVRG TDA AS VERY STRONG TROF IN SRN PLNS LIFTS
NEWD TWD THE GRTLKS RGN TNGT. OCNL SHWRS WILL CONT THIS EVE AS
LOW-LVL JET OF 70-80 KT PROVIDES IMPRESSIVE MOISTURE ADVCTN INTO
THE RGN. WHILE IT MAY NOT RAIN CONSTANTLY THRU EARLY EVE...SHWRS
CAN BE XPCD PERIODICALLY MOST ZONES.

RAIN CVRG WILL BCM MORE WDSPRD OVNGT AS CDFNT APRCHS AND UPR
FORCING INCRS. A NARROW LINE OF CNVCTN IS XPCD TO FORM ALONG THE
FRONT AND WILL MOVE ACRS ENTIRE FCST AREA LATE TNGT. CATEGORICAL
POPS WERE CONTD OVNGT...WITH LOW CHCS FOR TSRA INCLUDED WITH
PASSAGE OF CDFNT OWING TO MODEST ELEVATED INSTBY. ALTHOUGH CAPE
PROFILES ARE NOT DP...CLD TOPS MAY BE SUFFICIENTLY ABV FRZG LVL TO
YIELD ICE CRYSTALS.

APART FROM RAIN...WIND WILL BE ANOTHER ISSUE. TIGHT PRES GRADIENT
AND VERY STRONG KINEMATICS SUGGEST GUSTY WINDS A STRONG PSBLTY.
THERMODYNAMICS DO NOT FAVOR MIXING OF THESE STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO
THE GROUND...BUT MDT-HVY PCPN COULD TRANSPORT SOME OF THIS
MOMENTUM DOWNWARD.

MTNS MOST LKLY AREA TO EXPERIENCE HIGHEST GUSTS...WHERE WIND ADZY
RMNS IN EFFECT TNGT. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 KT ARE XPCD AS H9 FLOW
INCRS CONSIDERABLY.

PCPN WILL BE EXITING ERN ZONES FRI MRNG. CLD CVR WILL RMN QUITE
ABUNDANT IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL BNDRY OWING TO MSTR PRESENCE
AND STEEPENING LAPSE RATES AMID COLD AIR ADVCTN. STRATOCU MAY BGN
TO ERODE LATE IN THE DAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A SECONDARY CDFNT WILL MOVE SEWD SAT NGT FROM THE GRTLKS IN
ASSOCIATION WITH A SHRTWV TROF. COLDER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
WAVE...BUT WILL ARRIVE AFTER DEPARTURE OF LGT PCPN SAT AFTN AND
EVE.

IN THE WAKE OF THE CDFNT...STEEP LAPSE RATES AND MSTR FETCH FROM
THE LAKES WILL ACTIVATE THE UPSLP PCPN MACHINE...WITH RAIN SHWRS
XPCD SAT NGT ALONG WEST-FACING SLOPES OF THE MTNS. HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS MAY BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW SHWRS SAT NGT...BUT ONLY A
BRIEF WINDOW FOR PCPN BFR INVERSION HEIGHTS DROP SHOULD LMT
ACCUMS.

SFC RDG BUILDS INTO THE RGN ON SUN...BRINGING WINDS TO LGT NLY.
DRY AIR WILL INVADE...WHICH WILL HELP ERODE ANY CLDS AND SUPPRESS
ANY LINGERING PCPN.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
WRN CONUS TROF AND ERN CONUS RDG WILL CHARACTERIZE THE H5 PATTERN
THRU EARLY-MID WK. RDG AXIS ALOFT AND SFC HIPRES WILL SUPPRESS
PCPN THRU FCST AREA MON-TUE.

AS SFC HIPRES MOVES INTO THE ATLC...RETURN FLOW WILL PROMOTE
MODEST UPSLP FLOW E OF THE MTNS. VERY LGT PCPN MAY IMPACT THE ERN
RDGS TUE NGT-WED...BUT FLOW WILL BE DOWNSLOPE FOR MOST OF THE
FCST AREA.

THE WRN CONUS TROF WILL PROGRESS EWD BY MID-WK. VERY STRONG FLOW
/WITH SLY H9 FLOW OF 40-50 KT/ WILL DVLP AHEAD OF THIS WAVE...
WHICH WILL TRANSPORT MSTR NWD INTO THE GRTLKS RGN. A VERY STRONG
CDFNT ALSO IS XPCD TO PROGRESS EWD THRU OHVLY INTO WV DURG THIS
TIME.

MEXMOS ALREADY IS PROVIDING A VERY STRONG SIGNAL FOR A WET WED NGT
OR THU. ECMWF IS SLOWER...BUT ALSO WAS SLOWER WITH THE CURRENT
SYSTEM AND EVENTUALLY CAUGHT UP TO THE GFS. A WINDY AND RAINY MID-
WK CAN BE XPCD FOR WV WITH COOLER TEMPS BY LATE IN THE WK.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
06Z FRIDAY THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY...

COLD FRONT WITH STRONG LINE OF SHOWERS/WINDS CURRENTLY PUSHING
INTO SE OHIO AT THIS TIME. THIS LINE WILL MARCH ACROSS THE
AREA...ROUGHLY LOCATED PKB-HTS AROUND 07Z...CRW AROUND 07Z-
08Z...AND EASTERN TERMINALS BY AND AFTER 08Z. STRONG GUSTY WINDS
UPWARDS OF 40-50KTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF SHOWERS.
ADDITIONALLY...WHILE RELATIVELY STRONG WINDS AT THE SURFACE MAY
PRECLUDE THE TECHNICAL DEFINITION OF LOW LEVEL SHEAR...SUSTAINED
WINDS OFF-SFC OF AROUND 50-70KTS MAY CREATE VERY TURBULENT
CONDITIONS MAINLY BETWEEN 06Z-12Z THIS MORNING.

BEHIND THE FRONT...EXPECT IFR/LIFR CIGS...PARTICULARLY BETWEEN
06Z-13Z...GRADUALLY LIFTING TO VFR ACROSS LOWLANDS AFTER 16Z...AND
AFTER 18-20Z HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL BEGIN
TO SUBSIDE AFTER 12Z...YET STILL REMAIN RELATIVELY GUSTY FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE DAY TODAY AROUND THE 15-25KT RANGE...PARTICULARLY
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING OF LOWER CIGS MAY VARY FROM FORECAST.
PREVALENT WIND SPEEDS MAY NOT BE AS STRONG AS FORECAST.

EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH:   TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW:    TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.

DATE                              FRI 11/01/13
UTC 1HRLY       06   07   08   09   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17
EDT 1HRLY       02   03   04   05   06   07   08   09   10   11   12   13
CRW CONSISTENCY  M    L    L    M    M    H    H    M    M    M    M    M
HTS CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    M    M    M    M    M    M    H    H
BKW CONSISTENCY  M    L    M    M    H    H    H    H    M    M    M    M
EKN CONSISTENCY  M    M    L    L    M    M    M    M    H    M    M    M
PKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    M    M    M    M    H    H    H    H
CKB CONSISTENCY  H    M    H    H    H    H    M    H    M    M    M    H

AFTER 06Z SATURDAY...
IFR IS POSSIBLE AT EKN AND BKW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR WVZ033>038-046-
     047.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR VAZ003-004.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TRM/RPY/30
NEAR TERM...50/SL
SHORT TERM...RPY
LONG TERM...TRM
AVIATION...50

Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 31, 11:53 PM EST, 1 hour 21 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1253 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013

KYZ101>103-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-020500-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-
MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-
1253 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 556 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND
SOUTHEAST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

KYZ105-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032-039-040-020500-
LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-
LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-
LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
1253 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 557 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AND MUCH
OF WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-020500-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
1253 AM EDT FRI NOV 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 557 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...CENTRAL
WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 1, 12:31 AM EST, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
131 AM EDT FRI NOV 01 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0130 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW LEXINGTON           39.71N  82.21W
11/01/2013                   PERRY              OH   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 165

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1300922

SL

Local storm report, Nov 1, 12:32 AM EST, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
132 AM EDT FRI NOV 01 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0131 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW LEXINGTON           39.71N  82.21W
11/01/2013                   PERRY              OH   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 37 IN JUNCTION CITY

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1300923

SL

Local storm report, Nov 1, 12:59 AM EST, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
159 AM EDT FRI NOV 01 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0130 AM     TSTM WND GST     NEW LEXINGTON           39.71N  82.21W
11/01/2013  M65 MPH          PERRY              OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            MEASURED AT NEW LEXINGTON SCHOOL

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1300924

50

Local storm report, Nov 1, 1:08 AM EST, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
208 AM EDT FRI NOV 01 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 AM     TSTM WND GST     CANNONSBURG             38.39N  82.70W
11/01/2013  E60 MPH          BOYD               KY   PUBLIC

            POWER OUT

&&

EVENT NUMBER RLX1300925

50

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:11 UTC.

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Event by event

19 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: November 1, 1:14 AM EST
Where: Wayne County, (Hts)tri St Arpt Hnt
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 38.370, -82.550

A gust to 62 mph was measured at the airport.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cabell

When: November 1, 1:24 AM EST to 1:26 AM EST
Where: Cabell County, 0.75 mi S of Huntington to 1.07 mi E of Huntington
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $250,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 38.409, -82.451

Scattered locations in the city had trees down, including around Ritter Park. A 300 year white oak tree fell along 11th Avenue. The tree snapped and splintered at the trunk. The female homeowner said, everyone understands, this is like a death in the family to me. The fallen tree did cause some minor damaged to the roof of her house and broke a few windows too. A roof on a 7th Avenue warehouse was damaged. The wind blew through some broken windows to help lift a portion of the roof. Also, a section of a side cinder block wall also fell. Both the roof and the wall were not anchored well. A tree fell onto power lines on 8th Avenue. A trained spotted at Marshall University estimated the wind gusts at 65 to 70 mph with many large branches blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: November 1, 1:25 AM EST to 1:30 AM EST
Where: Wayne County, 0.29 mi ENE of Lavalette to 0.87 mi NNW of Elmwood
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $150,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 38.321, -82.445

Trees were blown down onto power lines along Route 152.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cabell

When: November 1, 1:25 AM EST
Where: Cabell County, 1.23 mi NNE of Hodges
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.387, -82.425

Large tree was blown down on McCoy Road, near Morrow Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cabell

When: November 1, 1:25 AM EST
Where: Cabell County, 1.51 mi S of Guyandotte
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.408, -82.380

A roof to a house was damaged on Monel Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cabell

When: November 1, 1:27 AM EST
Where: Cabell County, 0.66 mi SE of Wilson
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 38.413, -82.322

Trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: November 1, 1:40 AM EST
Where: Wood County, 1.17 mi WSW of Vienna
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $80,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 39.324, -81.550

Power poles were knocked down along Grand Central Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: November 1, 1:43 AM EST
Where: Wood County, (Pkb)wilson Fld Prkr
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 39.350, -81.430

A gust to 61 mph was measured at the airport.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: November 1, 1:45 AM EST
Where: Putnam County, Scott Depot
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 38.450, -81.920

Winds gusted to around 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: November 1, 1:48 AM EST
Where: Putnam County, 0.28 mi SSW of Red House
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $8,000
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 38.526, -81.902

A tree fell onto power lines along Winfield Avenue. A double carport was flipped onto a roof of a neighbor, also along Winfield Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: November 1, 1:50 AM EST
Where: Putnam County, 1.09 mi NW of Red House
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 38.542, -81.913

Hilltops around Eleanor had severe wind gusts. No structural damage was noted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kanawha

When: November 1, 2:04 AM EST to 2:18 AM EST
Where: Kanawha County, Dunbar to Charleston
Measured: 43 kt (49 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 38.370, -81.730

Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph brought down a few trees onto power lines. The strongest gust was 50 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: November 1, 2:10 AM EST
Where: Jackson County, 2.14 mi SSE of Ripley
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 38.791, -81.687

Houses near Cedar Lakes had roof damage. Trees also were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kanawha

When: November 1, 2:12 AM EST
Where: Kanawha County, Sissonville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 38.530, -81.630

Several trees were knocked down. Some trees fell onto power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis

When: November 1, 2:50 AM EST
Where: Lewis County, Jane Lew
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 39.120, -80.400

A roof to a house was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: November 1, 2:54 AM EST
Where: Harrison County, 0.98 mi NNE of Mc Whorter
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 39.134, -80.376

Trees were blown down. The wind gust was estimated near 65 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harrison

When: November 1, 2:54 AM EST
Where: Harrison County, (Ckb)benedum Arpt Cl
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 39.300, -80.230

The wind gusted to 66 mph at the airport.

Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour

When: November 1, 3:15 AM EST
Where: Barbour County, Nestorville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 39.180, -79.920

Trees fell onto power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Upshur

When: November 1, 3:15 AM EST
Where: Upshur County, 0.76 mi NW of Rock Cave
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 38.839, -80.338

A large tree fell onto a small sports utility vehicle.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in West Virginia in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in West Virginia, November 2013

Sources

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: 476050, 476072, 476051, 476073, 476074, 476080, 476043, 476040, 476061, 476141, 476045, 476055, 476126, 476057, 476053, 476052, 476066, 476054, 476143.