Thunderstorm Wind in Jefferson County, West Virginia

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

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous trees blew down along CR-1/8 Brucetown Road.

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 (39.2978, -77.9995).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1269219. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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