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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
903 PM EDT Fri Apr 5 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/02/2024 Macroburst Event...

.Western Kanawha County Macroburst...

Rating:                 TSTM/Wind
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.14 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   500 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2024
Start Time:             11:02 AM EDT
Start Location:         St. Albans / Kanawha County / WV
Start Lat/Lon:          38.3758 / -81.8236

End Date:               04/02/2024
End Time:               11:08 AM EDT
End Location:           1 NE South Charleston / Kanawha County / WV
End Lat/Lon:            38.3662 / -81.6945

Survey Summary:
A macroburst with maximum winds to 90 mph confirmed in western
Kanawha County, WV with a path extending eastward from Saint
Albans to Jefferson to Dunbar and ending in South Charleston. This
was a non-continuous path with several noted areas of
concentrated damage. All damage showed a mostly divergent, non-
tornadic pattern.

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.

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. A large billboard on
Fairlawn Avenue, next to a restaurant and Interstate 64, was
knocked over.

In South Charleston, a few buildings received roof damage
including the police station and the public library. A large
warehouse building had sections of roof peeled off.

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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 event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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