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Thunderstorm Wind in Monroe County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 7, 2023 · Monroe County, West Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Dorr (37.6200, -80.4900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1132440. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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