Thunderstorm Wind in Mingo County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind May 8, 2025 · Mingo County, West Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree and power line damage along Beech Creek Road resulted in 150 households to be without power in the Devon community. Another downed tree was observed along Gilbert Creek Road near Gilbert.

The wider storm

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms arrived into West Virginia on the afternoon of May 8th ahead of a cold front. Damaging wind gusts accompanying these storms resulted in downed trees and power lines across several counties in the southwestern portions of the state. In Mingo County, a Mesonet station in the town of Ragland measured a 58 mile per hour gust as strong storms moved through the area. There was also an isolated instance of quarter size hail observed in Logan County. The front slid through late that night and concluded the severe weather threat.

Began near Devon (37.5800, -82.0500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1259283. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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