Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
640 NOUS41 KRLX 091907 PNSRLX WVZ015-100715- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Charleston WV 307 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2024 ...NWS Damage Survey for 04/02/24 Tornado Event... .St. Albans-Jefferson-Dunbar-Roxalana EF1 Tornado...Updated Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 5.00 miles Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/02/2024 Start Time: 11:02 AM EDT Start Location: 1 SSE St. Albans / Kanawha County / WV Start Lat/Lon: 38.3697 / -81.8157 End Date: 04/02/2024 End Time: 11:06 AM EDT End Location: 1 ENE Dunbar / Kanawha County / WV End Lat/Lon: 38.3722 / -81.7238 Survey Summary: This is an update and extension of the previously confirmed St. Albans EF1 tornado. EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 100 mph began in the St. Albans Park. Significant uprooting of hardwood trees oriented in a north- northeast direction was observed along City Park Drive. On the adjacent side of the road there were a mixture of hard and softwood trees that were either uprooted or snapped, oriented in a southeast direction indicating a clear converging damage swath. Based on a combination of drone footage and ground surveys it was determined that the tornado skipped eastward, embedded in an larger swath of straight-line wind damage, from Saint Albans to Jefferson to Dunbar and ending in the Roxalana area. This was a non-continuous path with several noted areas of concentrated damage. In Saint Albans, several homes in the area just west of Cunningham Memorial Park were damaged from fallen hardwood and softwood trees of decent size and health. One home was missing a section of wall on the east side of the structure. Multiple homes in the area of Hughes Drive, Lotus Road, and Squires Drive received damage from mixed hardwood and softwood trees that have fallen. Some of the trees were rather large and healthy. In Jefferson, several trees of mixed hardwood and softwood along MacCorkle Avenue, Kanawha Terrace, Hampshire Drive, and Campbell Lane were uprooted or snapped with some falling on homes. Drone footage showed a path of convergent tree damage descending a hill and crossing Rt. 60 in Jefferson where the roof was blown off of a home. In Dunbar, several trees around Dutch Hollow, Grandview, and into Roxalana Road were either snapped or uprooted with some siding and shingle damage noted to several homes and apartment buildings. A large billboard on Fairlawn Avenue, next to a restaurant and Interstate 64, was knocked over onto a car. Thanks to the South Charleston Fire Department for use of their drone and Kanawha County Emergency Management for their assistance with this survey. .Kanawha State Forest to Hernshaw EF1 Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 5.14 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/02/2024 Start Time: 11:11 AM EDT Start Location: 5 WSW Marmet / Kanawha County / WV Start Lat/Lon: 38.2353 / -81.6569 End Date: 04/02/2024 End Time: 11:15 AM EDT End Location: 1 SSE Marmet / Kanawha County / WV End Lat/Lon: 38.2362 / -81.566 Survey Summary: A tornado touched down in the Kanawha State Forest near the Pigeon Roost Trail then skipped along an intermittent path eastward to the Hernshaw community. Significant tree damage was noted between Hernshaw and Marmet, the top floor was blown off of one structure, an RV was rolled and additional structure damage occurred. The tornado dissipated before reaching I-64. Thanks to South Charleston Fire Department for use of their drone and Kanawha County Emergency Management and the Kanawha State Forest for assistance with this survey. .Ronda EF1 Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.50 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/02/2024 Start Time: 11:21 AM EDT Start Location: 3 S East Bank / Kanawha County / WV Start Lat/Lon: 38.1721 / -81.4558 End Date: 04/02/2024 End Time: 11:22 AM EDT End Location: 3 SSW Glasgow / Kanawha County / WV End Lat/Lon: 38.1724 / -81.4467 Survey Summary: A tornado snapped and uprooted trees in a distinct path down a hillside into the valley in the Ronda community near Cabin Creek. A few homes suffered roof damage along Ronda Rd. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0.....65 to 85 mph EF1.....86 to 110 mph EF2.....111 to 135 mph EF3.....136 to 165 mph EF4.....166 to 200 mph EF5.....>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ ABE