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Thunderstorm Wind in Tucker County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind May 18, 2026 · Tucker 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

Tree down near the intersection of Appalachian Highway and Northridge Road.

The wider storm

One late-evening severe thunderstorm tracked northeast across Tucker County, West Virginia and produced wind damage knocking down a large tree across a highway. Despite some MLCIN in place, MUCAPE values still reached up to 1000 J/kg and very high DCAPE values up to 1300 J/kg supported sufficient downdraft acceleration to result in tree damage.

Began near Cortland (39.0845, -79.4419).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1338521. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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