Thunderstorm Wind — Hancock, West Virginia

2021-07-07 · near Pleasant Vly, Hancock, West Virginia

Event narrative

A few trees and large limbs were blown down near 20th Street.

Wider weather episode

A nearly stationary front remained to the north of the region on July 7th. An upper trough dug across the Great Lakes during the daytime hours as well. While better upper-level forcing remained to the north, return flow increased between this trough and the tropical system Elsa to the southeast. An abundant amount of moisture and warm air was thus funneled into our region. Deep-layer shear was weak, but enough instability and dry air aloft was present to promote many instances of damaging wind gusts. While storm damage was more severe in Pennsylvania and Ohio, a few instances of tree damage were noted.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 972126. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.