Lightning — Summers, West Virginia
2025-06-27 · near Nimitz, Summers, West Virginia
$6K
Property damage
Event narrative
Lightning struck a transformer as well as a few trees near Jumping Branch.
Wider weather episode
The atmosphere was destabilized by strong diurnal heating, causing disorganized convection and clusters of thunderstorms in Summers County.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1279313. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.