High Wind in Eastern Grant, West Virginia

High Wind March 20, 2024 · Eastern Grant, West Virginia

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The AWOS at Grant County Regional Airport in Petersburg, WV (KW99) measured a peak wind gust of 60mph at 1102 LST (1202 PM EDT).

The wider storm

Strong westerly downslope winds developed in the early to mid afternoon on March 20. This event occurred as a pressure trough moved across the Potomac Highlands and Shenandoah Valley during peak heating, with the resulting deep mixing bringing strong winds and very dry air from aloft down to the surface. This was a rare high wind event that reached the valley floor in the Shenandoah Valley. The extremely low relative humidity values and high winds fueled numerous wildfires across the entire region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1166481. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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