April 8, 2020

Apr 8(Wed)

Strong storms overnight. High winds, hail, lightning, downpours…that calmed down prior to daybreak. Cloudy. Drizzle, some high ground fog in the morning, breaks of afternoon sun.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip 1.05 7am

Snowfall season to date 93.5″

Comments by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Snowshoe

Station is still offline. Since 4/7/20

Canaan Valley Refuge

7Springs

Cumberland Airport

photo by Erick Kirchner of the lightning overnight.

I also want brag on the weather enthusiasm of this young man. He has the weather bug, lots of knowledge, and eager to learn more. Great to see, and a high recommendation following his work.

Check out more of his work at:

https://www.weatherfix.net/

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

Comparison view

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

The Grantsville wind damage-especially Penn Alps/Spruce Village

Pretty clear this was straight line wind damage from a microburst . Everything falling eastward. 0 sign of tornado damage.

similar events

https://www.weather.gov/dlh/HermantownMicroburst

https://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/wind_microburst.html&edu=high

https://www.weather.gov/bmx/outreach_microbursts

its very within reason to assume the damage at the Spruce village was due to straight line winds 70-100mph

More wind damage occured in Meyersdale, knock ing the press box off the bleachers.

Within reason to believe those winds topped 70 as well, with the nearby padot station going to 69.3.