Thunderstorm Wind — Mingo, West Virginia

2024-08-17 · near Parsley, Mingo, West Virginia

Event narrative

A tree fell down onto a power line.

Wider weather episode

While a low-pressure system spun over the Great Lakes region, upper troughing extended down into the Middle Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians. Disturbances embedded in this upper trough provided support for showers and storms across the area. An initial round of sub-severe activity occurred with the passage of one such disturbance early on the 17th. Following a brief break, more robust convection began to develop in Ohio and Kentucky as a second upper disturbance moved overhead that afternoon. Broken lines of showers and storms progressed toward the Ohio River by mid-afternoon, then pushed into West Virginia. While activity tapered off to the north, strong to severe storms marched east across the southern part of West Virginia. Wind damage from these storms resulted in downed trees and power lines across portions of Wayne and Mingo Counties during the afternoon and early evening hours. Activity then continued east and began to diminish in intensity during the evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1194626. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.