Thunderstorm Wind in Ritchie County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind April 29, 2025 · Ritchie County, West Virginia

52 mph

Estimated gust (45 kt)

$500

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree was blown down and blocked one lane of Cairo Road at Cherokee Lane near Cairo.

The wider storm

An afternoon and evening filled with strong to severe thunderstorms swept through West Virginia on April 29th out ahead of a cold front. Storms started out on a sub-severe scale early in the afternoon, with only singular tree damage, but then grew stronger as the day wore on and produced more widespread downed trees and power lines across the state. Activity slowly waned around midnight as the cold front advanced into the Central Appalachians and drier weather invaded in from the west.

Began near Cornwallis (39.1800, -81.1100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1257390. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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