Thunderstorm Wind in Preston County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind May 13, 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

Numerous trees uprooted on the west side of Moran 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 Kanes Creek (39.5035, -79.7551).

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 1336888. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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