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Thunderstorm Wind — Monroe, West Virginia

2023-08-07 · near Dorr, Monroe, West Virginia

$2K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds blew a few trees down in the Hillsdale area. Damage values are estimated.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed within a warm, moist, and unstable atmosphere in advance of an approaching cold front. Some of these storms increased to severe levels and produced damaging winds, with one bowing storm near and east of Hinton, WV producing an estimated wind gust of 105 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1132440. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.