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Thunderstorm Wind — Monroe, West Virginia

2020-08-06 · near Wolf Creek, Monroe, West Virginia

$500
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude

Event narrative

A severe storm producing damaging winds knocked down a tree along Monroe Street on the southern edge of Alderson.

Wider weather episode

Ample instability with little upper level winds for storm motion resulted in a series of slow moving, severe thunderstorms, which produced both damaging winds and hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 914145. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.