West Virginia, 2024

Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 20, 2024

July 20, 2024 · NWS LWX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An isolated severe thunderstorm produced localized wind damage over a small part of the eastern panhandle of West Virginia.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

An isolated severe thunderstorm produced localized wind damage over a small part of the eastern panhandle of West Virginia.

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:09 UTC.

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1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When
July 20, 6:10 PM EST
Where
Morgan County, 2.68 mi SSW of Great Cacapon
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
39.583, -78.297

There were several calls for trees and wires blown down south of Great Cacapon, including in the 500 block of WV-9 Rockford Road/Cacapon Road, the 3200 block of WV-9/10 Cold Run Valley Road, and in the 200 block of Fern Valley Way.

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: 1187276.