Thunderstorm Wind — Tucker, West Virginia

2018-05-15 · near Forty Three, Tucker, West Virginia

Event narrative

Member of the public reported trees down.

Wider weather episode

Shortwave passage along a sagging boundary resulted in showers and thunderstorms across the region on the 15th. With plenty of instability and unidirectional shear, the primary threat was damaging wind although there were several hail reports as well.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 761183. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.