Thunderstorm Wind — Raleigh, West Virginia

2024-08-29 · near Cherry Creek, Raleigh, West Virginia

Event narrative

Trees and power lines down affecting around 125 power customers between Beckley and Shady Spring, including along Old Whitby Road.

Wider weather episode

In the midst of a hot and humid conclusion to the month of August, diurnally driven showers and thunderstorms sprouted across West Virginia on the afternoon of the 29th. Activity remained isolated to scattered that afternoon, with a few storms growing capable of producing damaging wind gusts. This mainly resulted in downed trees and isolated power outages across the state. In Huntington, a tree fell onto a home, but only caused minimal damage. As the sun began to set that evening, radar activity gradually diminished with the severe threat ending for the day.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1200265. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.