Thunderstorm Wind — Ritchie, West Virginia

2025-06-19 · near Lone Vly, Ritchie, West Virginia

Event narrative

A tree was blown down on Glendale Road outside the town of Cairo.

Wider weather episode

On the afternoon of June 19th, a cold front swept through West Virginia attached with thunderstorms capable of strong to damaging wind gusts. Impacts from storms were first noted in Wood County around midday and spread eastward as the front inched closer into the area. Additional downed trees and power lines across north-central West Virginia resulted in hundreds to be without power for a period of time. In the wake of the frontal passage that evening, drier air filtered into the state and crippled any additional thunderstorm activity from arising.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1274824. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.