In a hot and humid air, thunderstorms moved through southeast Ohio and into West Virginia during the afternoon.  Low level convergence was aided by a leftover boundary from early morning convection.  The thunderstorms moved southeast around 25 to 30 mph with wind gusts the main hazard.  The tall thunderstorms also produced considerable cloud to ground lightning.  Power outages were common.  One fatality occurred in Kanawha County.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCDOWELL, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 19:00:00 to 04-AUG-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: NEWHALL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCDOWELL, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 19:00:00 to 04-AUG-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: WELCH
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCDOWELL, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 19:05:00 to 04-AUG-10 19:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: KIMBALL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind in WYOMING, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 18:20:00 to 04-AUG-10 18:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: CYCLONE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in WYOMING, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 18:25:00 to 04-AUG-10 18:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: OCEANA
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in WYOMING, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 19:05:00 to 04-AUG-10 19:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: MULLENS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were knocked down onto power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in KANAWHA, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 17:17:00 to 04-AUG-10 17:17:00 (EST-5)
Location: CROSS LANES
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: SHAVE Project

Large branches were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in KANAWHA, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 16:15:00 to 04-AUG-10 16:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: CHARLESTON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several trees and large branches were blown down from the East End of Charleston on toward Kanawha State Forest.  Some branches fell onto vehicles.  The dark screen at  the baseball field was shredded by the wind.
A delayed direct death occurred in a freak accident about 2 hours after the storms had ended.  A man, his 2 children, and his mom were traveling in a 4 door sedan near Kanawha State Forest just before 1900E.  They had tried to attend a midweek church service, but the service was canceled due to a power outage.  A large tree, weakened by the storm, fell off a hillside and directly onto their moving vehicle.  The roof was smashed.  The 62 year old mother was killed.  She was the passenger in the front seat.  The driver was seriously injured.  The 2 children were not seriously hurt.

Thunderstorm Wind in PUTNAM, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 17:10:00 to 04-AUG-10 17:10:00 (EST-5)
Location: POCA
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and large branches fell onto power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in RALEIGH, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 18:12:00 to 04-AUG-10 18:12:00 (EST-5)
Location: DANIELS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in RALEIGH, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 18:10:00 to 04-AUG-10 18:10:00 (EST-5)
Location: BECKLEY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in RALEIGH, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 18:10:00 to 04-AUG-10 18:10:00 (EST-5)
Location: BOLT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in BOONE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 17:38:00 to 04-AUG-10 17:38:00 (EST-5)
Location: MADISON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees fell onto power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in LINCOLN, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 17:24:00 to 04-AUG-10 17:24:00 (EST-5)
Location: WOODVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees fell onto power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in PUTNAM, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 17:07:00 to 04-AUG-10 17:07:00 (EST-5)
Location: SCOTT DEPOT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees fell and pulled down power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in RANDOLPH, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 17:10:00 to 04-AUG-10 17:10:00 (EST-5)
Location: ELKINS ARPT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several trees were blown down.  One tree fell onto a house.

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 15:35:00 to 04-AUG-10 15:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: RIPLEY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Several trees were blown down.  Electric power outages occurred.

Thunderstorm Wind in TYLER, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 15:15:00 to 04-AUG-10 15:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: SISTERSVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in TAYLOR, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 16:18:00 to 04-AUG-10 16:18:00 (EST-5)
Location: WENDEL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in TAYLOR, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 16:15:00 to 04-AUG-10 16:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: COFFMAN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Trees fell across Cap Towles Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARRISON, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 16:18:00 to 04-AUG-10 16:18:00 (EST-5)
Location: CLARKSBURG
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Trees fell around the county club and along Pike Street.

Thunderstorm Wind in ROANE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 15:50:00 to 04-AUG-10 15:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: GANDEEVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A tree and other large branches fell across Route 119.

Thunderstorm Wind in CALHOUN, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 15:50:00 to 04-AUG-10 15:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: MINNORA
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Route 16 was blocked by fallen trees.

Thunderstorm Wind in UPSHUR, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 17:00:00 to 04-AUG-10 17:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: ALEXANDER
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees fell onto power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in UPSHUR, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 16:55:00 to 04-AUG-10 16:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: FRENCH CREEK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees fell onto power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in NICHOLAS, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 16:54:00 to 04-AUG-10 16:54:00 (EST-5)
Location: DRENNEN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees fell across Route 129.

Thunderstorm Wind in PUTNAM, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 17:05:00 to 04-AUG-10 17:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: ELEANOR
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees and large branches damaged power lines and a transformer.

Thunderstorm Wind in ROANE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 04-AUG-10 15:46:00 to 04-AUG-10 15:46:00 (EST-5)
Location: SPENCER
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were blown down in town and along Parkersburg Road.