Thunderstorm Wind — Ritchie, West Virginia

2024-08-31 · near Cornwallis, Ritchie, West Virginia

Event narrative

Three trees were blown down across Rolling River Road outside of Cairo.

Wider weather episode

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms progressed through West Virginia on August 31st as a cold front swept through the Ohio Valley. While the overall setup for severe weather was low that day, a few storms grew strong enough to produce downbursts that resulted in single tree damage across West Virginia. In addition, a few spots observed stronger intensity damaging wind gusts, which caused multiple downed trees. As the cold front inched closer to Central Appalachia, the thunderstorm threat weakened in West Virginia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1208613. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.