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Thunderstorm Wind in Taylor County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 17, 1997 · Taylor County, West Virginia

Death

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 40 year old man was killed, while driving on Route 50, when a large tree branch struck his vehicle.

The wider storm

Several different lines or clusters of thunderstorms moved across the region during this Sunday afternoon. Most damage was isolated and relatively minor. The exception was in and around the mid Ohio Valley town of Parkersburg, on east, along the Route 50 corridor.

Began near Grafton (39.3500, -80.0300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5615645. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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