Thunderstorm Wind — Jefferson, West Virginia
2025-05-03 · near Aldridge, Jefferson, West Virginia
1
Direct deaths
1
Injuries
$10K
Property damage
52 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A tree blew down onto an occupied golf cart at Locust Hill Golf Course, killing one occupant and critically injuring another.
Wider weather episode
Several supercell thunderstorms and small thunderstorm clusters produced large hail and scattered damaging wind gusts. A few of the large hail and wind damage reports were considerable in nature.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1244033. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.