Thunderstorm Wind — Clay, West Virginia

2024-08-29 · near Widen, Clay, West Virginia

Event narrative

Powerlines down on Greathouse Drive affecting 19 customers and a tree down on Fayette Street in Widen.

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 1200267. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.