Surface low pressure associated with a seasonably anomalous closed upper low dragged a cold front through the area, resulting in evening showers and thunderstorms. Most convection was sub-severe as MLCAPE and effective shear were marginal (300-600 J/g and 20kts), however, there were two severe storms in northern West Virginia.
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The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
Surface low pressure associated with a seasonably anomalous closed upper low dragged a cold front through the area, resulting in evening showers and thunderstorms. Most convection was sub-severe as MLCAPE and effective shear were marginal (300-600 J/g and 20kts), however, there were two severe storms in northern West Virginia. Damaging winds were the only threat with convection.
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:30 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was reported down and partially blocking a roadway near Fairmont Road and Hagans Road.
Several trees and power lines were reported down blocking the road near Kingwood Pike and Cobun Creek Road.
Several trees and and power lines were reported down blocking the roadway in Dellslow.
A tree was reported down blocking the westbound lane along West State Avenue by the Mountaineer Mart.
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, August 2025
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: 1281666, 1281665, 1281664, 1281667.