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Thunderstorm Wind in Monroe County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 6, 2020 · Monroe County, West Virginia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$500

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Wolf Creek (37.7227, -80.6434).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 914145. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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