Thunderstorm Wind in Summers County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind August 13, 2021 · Summers County, West Virginia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees and tree limbs were blown down by thunderstorm winds along Interstate 64 near the county line between Greenbrier and Summers Counties.

The wider storm

Without large scale forcing, pulse storms began forming in the afternoon once sufficient daytime heating was able to initiate convection. A highly unstable environment allowed some of these storms to form strong downdrafts and damaging winds. Orographic effects helped concentrate these storms in the mountains.

Began near Elton (37.8400, -80.7600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 980349. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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