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Thunderstorm Wind in Brooke County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 12, 2023 · Brooke County, West Virginia

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

$1K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A report of tree down in the city of Bethany, WV.

The wider storm

A mid-level shortwave trough moved across the northern Great Lakes with a belt of stronger flow moving through the southern Great Lakes. Scattered thunderstorms

developed through midday into the afternoon. Forecast soundings showed some low-level hodograph curvature. Supercells evolved ahead of the cold front and create a large hail and tornado threat.

Began near Bethany (40.2100, -80.5600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1131945. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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