High Wind in Eastern Tucker, West Virginia

High Wind January 28, 2025 – January 30, 2025 · Eastern Tucker, West Virginia

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

High gust measured by a sensor 5 miles east of Canaan Heights over the period of the event.

The wider storm

A broad, low amplitude longwave trough helped to induce a 50 knot 850mb jet. This was unable to mix down efficiently in most areas, but did induce strong surface wind gusts in the higher elevations of eastern Tucker County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1238385. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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