West Virginia, 2023

Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 24, 2023

July 24, 2023 · NWS LWX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

A couple of thunderstorms produced localized wind damage over the eastern West Virginia panhandle.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$27,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 LWX wrote it up.

A couple of thunderstorms produced localized wind damage over the eastern West Virginia panhandle.

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 Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 24, 9:32 AM EST, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 9:32 AM EST, 4 hours 25 minutes before
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The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:57 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
July 24, 1:57 PM EST
Where
Jefferson County, 0.48 mi W of Mt Pleasant
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$6,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
39.249, -77.959

Six trees were reported down in south-central Jefferson County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Berkeley

When
July 24, 7:18 PM EST
Where
Berkeley County, 0.66 mi WNW of Martinsburg
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
39.454, -77.981

Tree damage was reported near Martinsburg, including a tree that blew down in the 1100 block of Circle Drive.

Thunderstorm Wind, Berkeley

When
July 24, 7:18 PM EST
Where
Berkeley County, 1.97 mi SW of Berkeley
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
39.477, -77.952

Trees blew down onto power lines bringing down a power pole in the 400 block of CR-45/5 Eagle School Road.

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.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1107798, 1107799, 1107800.