Thunderstorm Wind in Summers County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind June 17, 2022 · Summers County, West Virginia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A few power lines downed by thunderstorm winds on Interstate 64 at mile marker 143.

The wider storm

A persistent hot and moist air mass allowed for high levels of instability in southeast West Virginia. A cold front moving southeast through the region interacted with this unstable air mass and formed scattered severe thunderstorms which produced damaging winds.

Began near Green Sulphur Spgs (37.8035, -80.8211).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1043085. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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