Strong downslope winds impacted parts of the eastern West Virginia panhandle behind a strong cold front that crossed the region.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
Strong downslope winds impacted parts of the eastern West Virginia panhandle behind a strong cold front that crossed the region.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A mesonet in Petersburg, WV measured a peak wind gust of 67 mph at 2030 LST. The AWOS at the Grant County Regional Airport in Petersburg, WV measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph at 2004LST.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1164968.