In the midst of hot and muggy conditions ruling the roost over the Central Appalachians, diurnally driven showers and thunderstorms thrived near the end of July. On the afternoon of July 24th, a few storms that originated in southeast Ohio crossed over the river into West Virginia.
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The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.
In the midst of hot and muggy conditions ruling the roost over the Central Appalachians, diurnally driven showers and thunderstorms thrived near the end of July. On the afternoon of July 24th, a few storms that originated in southeast Ohio crossed over the river into West Virginia. One particular storm that passed over Wood County resulted in strong damaging winds that day and caused downed trees in and around the Parkersburg area. Locally heavy downpours also resulted in a small creek to rise out of its banks briefly in the town of Mineral Wells.
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:25 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple trees were blown down in downtown Huntington.
A local creek in Mineral Wells rose out of its banks for a period of time.
Near the town of Washington, a farm observed multiple areas of damage. The roof was blown off of a barn, a tin roof was blown off of a chicken coop, and several trees were blown down on the land.
At the South Hills Golf Club in Parkersburg, large limbs were blown off of trees and fell onto the golf course.
Large trees were blown down in the Parkersburg area along with power lines. Strong winds also caused trash cans and lawn furniture to be blown into neighboring yards.
In Lubeck, a large tree was blown down onto Homewood Road, blocking both lanes of traffic. Several trees were observed down on the stretch of Homewood Road between Lubeck and Wadeville.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, July 2023
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1114398, 1117693, 1103724, 1103702, 1103705, 1103722.