Thunderstorm Wind — Monroe, West Virginia
2019-10-31 · near Ballard, Monroe, West Virginia
$5K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Thunderstorm winds blew down a utility pole about two miles south-southwest of Red Sulphur Springs.
Wider weather episode
An approaching cold front brought a squall line across southeast West Virginia during the afternoon and evening hours. Severe thunderstorms within this line combined with high winds aloft to produce damaging winds that blew down a tree and a utility pole in Monroe County.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 857893. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.