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Thunderstorm Wind in Grant County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind March 3, 2020 · Grant County, West Virginia

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 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

Downed tree on Ridge Road.

The wider storm

A shallow convective line with intermittent lightning formed behind a cold front in response to a strong disturbance progressing through aloft. This convective line produced widespread wind damage across the Eastern West Virginia Panhandle.

Began near Petersburg Grant Arp (39.0400, -79.1700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 882204. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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