Thunderstorm Wind — Brooke, West Virginia

2021-06-21 · near Beechbottom, Brooke, West Virginia

Event narrative

Social media report of power lines down on Park Ave.

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 → (40.2300, -80.6500)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 961081. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.