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Thunderstorm Wind in Mercer County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind June 12, 2026 · Mercer County, West Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$800

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Large limbs were reported down near the B & G Pro-Shop and Sportsman's Club.

The wider storm

A cold front moved slowly southward through the Mid-Atlantic, triggering scattered thunderstorms with heavy rainfall rates and severe weather. While shear was not very high (<30 knots), the atmosphere was considerably unstable with SBCAPE values of at least 2000 J/kg. Low level lapse rates and mid-level lapse rates were up to 8.0 C/km and 6.5C/km, respectively, in southeast West Virginia. All these parameters, combined with DCAPE values of 900-1200 J/kg, resulted in severe thunderstorms that blew a few trees down in Greenbrier and Mercer Counties.

Began near Littlesburg (37.3218, -81.2024).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1341660. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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