Thunderstorm Wind in Ritchie County, West Virginia

A downed tree blocked Glendale Road in Cairo.

Several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms pressed through West Virginia on April 1st as a cold front progressed overhead. The first notable storm kicked things off shortly after midday in Wayne County, with large hail and damaging wind gusts that resulted in local power outages. Additional storm damage progressed through the state over the course of the afternoon and evening as more development occurred ahead of the frontal passage. In addition to the downed trees and power lines, heavy downpours accompanying storms in the Parkersburg area led to street flooding along several roads in the city. The loss of daytime heating brought the severe threat of storms to an end that evening.