Thunderstorm Wind — Hancock, West Virginia

2021-06-21 · near Weirton, Hancock, West Virginia

Event narrative

Social media report of a tree down on Oak Street.

Wider weather episode

A line of strong storms developed along a trailing cold front on the afternoon of June 21st. The environment had MLCAPE values near 2000 J/kg, effective shear near 35kts, and steep low-level lapse rates.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (40.4000, -80.5600)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 961078. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.