Thunderstorm Wind — Hancock, West Virginia

2021-08-13 · near Weirton, Hancock, West Virginia

Event narrative

The 911 Call Center reported a large tree down along Cove Road.

Wider weather episode

Storms developed the afternoon of the 13th as a result of a passing shortwave to the south and a slow moving trough located north of the Great Lakes. Just like the previous day, despite the fact that effective shear was slightly weak, DCAPE was ranging between 900 to 1000 J/kg. Also the ground was well saturated from storms the previous day, therefore a number of isolated areas were vulnerable to flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 980174. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.