Thunderstorm Wind — Hancock, West Virginia
2024-08-17 · near Weirton, Hancock, West Virginia
$3K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Trees reported down in the Weirton area, along with pea-sized hail.
Wider weather episode
A slow-moving upper low centered over northern Lake Michigan slowly shifted east during the afternoon, and the approach of a pre-frontal trough combined with diurnal destabilization resulted in convective development along and ahead of a cold frontal boundary. MLCAPE values near 1000-2000 J/kg and mid-level lapse rates of 6-6.5 C/km resulted in a damaging wind threat with convection.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1201377. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.