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Thunderstorm Wind — Brooke, West Virginia

2023-08-12 · near Bethany, Brooke, West Virginia

$1K
Property damage
52 EG
Magnitude

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (40.2100, -80.5600)


Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1131945. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.