Thunderstorm Wind in Preston County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind April 1, 2026 · Preston County, West Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 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

Trees down in Hazelton.

The wider storm

Ahead of a southeastward moving cold front, broken lines of showers and thunderstorms developed in the evening hours. A surge of mid 70s temperatures with upper 50s dew points resulted in sufficient destabilization with MLCAPE up to 1000 J/kg, effective shear of 30-40 knots, and a gradient of 700-900 DCAPE. This allowed for some thunderstorms to become severe with large hail and damaging wind as the result, including two measured 58 mph gusts in southwest Pennsylvania.

Began near Hazelton (39.6502, -79.5354).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1329069. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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