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Thunderstorm Wind in Brooke County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 17, 2024 · Brooke County, West Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$3K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees and branches were reported down in the Follansbee area.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Hooverson Hgts (40.3400, -80.6000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1201378. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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