Thunderstorm Wind — Pleasants, West Virginia

2021-09-22 · near Arvilla, Pleasants, West Virginia

Event narrative

Power lines were blown down, which led to a pole fire, near the intersection of Desert Road and Arvilla Road near the community of Arvilla.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front on September 22nd which passed through West Virginia over the course of the day. Clearing along northeast West Virginia during the first half of the day allowed for ample daytime heating leading up into the afternoon. This combined with forcing from the cold front allowed for damaging winds with a few stronger thunderstorms which led to multiple trees and power lines blowing down. In Ritchie County, one particular storm blew down multiple trees along Neeley Hollow Road, one of which fell onto a mobile home. Local airports in the area observed wind gusts of 30-44 miles per hour during the late morning and early afternoon hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 975799. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.