Thunderstorm Wind in Jefferson County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind July 26, 2025 · Jefferson County, West Virginia

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 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

A tree blew down onto power lines near the intersection of CR-1/8 Brucetown Road and Happy Creek Drive.

The wider storm

A very hot and humid airmass was present over the Mid-Atlantic as a lee pressure trough gradually strengthened. This resulted in several widely scattered severe thunderstorms with locally damaging wind gusts west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Began near Middleway (39.2944, -78.0037).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1269218. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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