Thunderstorm Wind — Preston, West Virginia
2025-05-16 · near Arthurdale Titus Arp, Preston, West Virginia
$1K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A tree was blown down on to Stony Run Road.
Wider weather episode
A couple bands of thunderstorms formed ahead of a warm front during the afternoon of May 16th, leading to several minor wind damage reports in Preston and Marion Counties. Later on, in the warm and humid airmass behind the front, a decaying mesoscale convective system crossed Ohio and into the northern West Virginia panhandle. A few reports of downed trees were received from these storms just after midnight on the 17th.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1267391. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.