An afternoon and evening filled with strong to severe thunderstorms swept through West Virginia on April 29th out ahead of a cold front. Storms started out on a sub-severe scale early in the afternoon, with only singular tree damage, but then grew stronger as the day wore on and produced more widespread downed trees and power lines across the state.
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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.
The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.
An afternoon and evening filled with strong to severe thunderstorms swept through West Virginia on April 29th out ahead of a cold front. Storms started out on a sub-severe scale early in the afternoon, with only singular tree damage, but then grew stronger as the day wore on and produced more widespread downed trees and power lines across the state. Activity slowly waned around midnight as the cold front advanced into the Central Appalachians and drier weather invaded in from the west.
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 Apr 29, 5:32 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:56 UTC.
36 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A downed tree was observed along Route 52 south of Prichard.
Multiple trees were blown down in the area of West Hamlin.
A downed tree was observed on Martins Branch Road outside of Tornado.
In Nitro, a downed tree was observed on Robin Road.
Downed trees and power lines were observed along Coal River Road and Strawberry Road between Saint Albans and Tornado.
In Hurricane, a large oak tree was blown down on Lower Coach Road, which fell onto a power pole and caused local power outages in the area. Another tree was knocked down along Stuart Circle.
A downed tree blocked all lanes of Manilla Creek Road for a period of time south of Confidence.
A downed tree fell onto a home near Valley View Drive in Hurricane.
A downed tree was observed along Sunset Drive near Saint Albans.
A tree was blown down near the eastbound entrance ramp of Interstate 64.
Power lines were blown down near the 900 block of Deerwalk Highway.
Local power outages in the Blount area occurred due to downed trees and power lines.
A downed tree was observed on Elk River Road near Falling Rock.
One tree was blown down on Shields Hill Road between Long Run and Big Run.
In Youngs Bottom, a downed tree was observed on Elk River Road at Hayes Street.
A downed tree was observed near Hidden Ridge Road near Big Chimney.
Over a hundred homes were without power due to nearby downed trees and power lines near Frame.
A tree brought down power lines along Auburn Road near Route 74.
A tree was blown down and blocked one lane of Cairo Road at Cherokee Lane near Cairo.
A downed tree blocked one lane of Cannelton Hollow Road near Belva.
Tree and power line damage resulted in over 150 customers to be without power in the Bickmore community.
A large tree limb was blown down on Route 60 near Chimney Corner.
A tree was blown down near Otter Lane in Gassaway.
In Sutton, a tree was blown down onto Birch Street.
A tree was knocked down near Mcclain Ridge Road in Newville.
Two trees were blown across Route 20 near Grassy Falls.
A tree was blown down on Stony Run Road about a half a mile from Brushy Fork Road.
In Lorentz, a tree was blown down and blocked portions of Sauls Run Road.
A small fire occurred due to downed power lines along Alton Road.
A downed tree blocked both lanes of Hall Road between Fishing Camp Road and Macedonia Road outside of Buckhannon.
A tree fell down across Cherry Hill Road in Mansfield.
A downed tree was observed across Stewart Run Road.
Two trees were blown down across Allegheny Highway in Evenwood.
A tree was blown down across Williams River Road outside of Marlinton.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, April 2025
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