High Wind in Summers, West Virginia

High Wind April 1, 2023 · Summers, West Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$6K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gusts blew two trees down, one on Big Creek Road, three miles south of Hix, and the other one miles south-southeast of Elton. Additionally, wind gusts blew a power line down three miles northwest of Glenray. Damage values are estimated.

The wider storm

High winds occurred after the passage of a cold front. These winds helped to cause a great abundance of trees and power lines to be blown or taken down across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1094092. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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