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Thunderstorm Wind in Marion County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind May 13, 2026 · Marion County, West Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree was down on Squirrel Run Road.

The wider storm

Mid-afternoon thunderstorms both in broken line segments and single cells developed along and ahead of a cold front. Marginal effective shear values up to 30 knots and MLCAPE of 500-1000 J/kg supported severe thunderstorms producing both wind and hail. Wind was primarily confined to northern West Virginia along a DCAPE gradient of 600-700 J/kg. Mid-level lapse rates up to 6.5 C/km and up to 300 J/kg of hail growth zone CAPE supported numerous reports of quarter size within storms across western Pennsylvania.

Began near Forksburg (39.4749, -80.0013).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Preston County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1336884. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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