FUNKY WEATHER EVENTS CONTINUE IN WV - "Straight Line" 110 MPH Wind Causes Damage In Roane

(07/20/2015)

Tornadoes, micro-bursts and straight-line winds have stuck numerous times around the Mountain State this year, in addition to severe flooding. The National Weather Service in Charleston confirmed a path of straight line wind with speeds up to 110 mph caused damage near Looneyville Tuesday in Roane County. Fortunately the wind storm did not hit in a residential area, extending nearly seven miles. The straight line wind damage began on Round Knob Road and ended one mile before the Looney Fork and Poca Road intersection, said the NWS. The report says numerous trees over 1 foot in diameter were snapped at the trunk in a wide hillside area just south of Poca Road with a few structures having minor roof damage. No injuries were reported from the straight line wind damage that traveled along a path of about 6.7 miles. the weather service said. The weather service said straight line winds are generally any wind that is not associated with rotation, used mainly to differentiate them from tornadic winds.

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