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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
918 PM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024

...Preliminary Results For Thursday`s Storm Surveys...

The National Weather Service in Charleston, West Virginia
conducted damage surveys in the Charleston area, the community of
Quick, and the Cross Lanes to Wallace area. This was in relation
to the severe weather that moved across the area on April 2, 2024.

Below is a summary of the initial findings. A final detailed
survey report will be completed Friday morning.

1. Microburst with maximum winds of 80 mph confirmed just south
of the city of Charleston, West Virginia. Notable softwood and
hardwood tree damage was observed in the Sherwood Forest area
along Corridor G. Sporadic tree damage was noted northward along
Corridor G area to the Kanawha River.

2. EF1 Tornado with maximum winds of 110 mph confirmed in the
community of Quick, West Virginia. A very short but non-
continuous path was observed with significant converging tree
damage along the 7000 block of Quick Road. Two mobile homes were
destroyed at this location with uplift of roof and exterior wall
damage. In addition, there was a utility pole that was snapped at
the base.

3. EF2 Tornado with maximum winds of 115 mph confirmed with a
track of about 8 miles extending from Cross Lanes, West Virginia
to just south of the community of Wallace, West Virginia. This was
a non- continuous path of with three notable damage locations.
Significant converging tree damage was observed along Hidden Pines
Lane in Cross Lanes where several large and healthy softwood
trees were snapped at their bases along with uprooting of many
large hardwood trees. Minor damage to homes was noted adjacent of
this location along Hidden Cove. The second location where
significant converging tree damage was observed was along a narrow
stretch of the 5000 block Rocky Fork Road, near Tyler Mountain
Memory Gardens. This damage extended to a subdivision on Lynn Oak
Drive where several large softwood and hardwood trees were either
snapped or uprooted. This included a large hardwood tree that
feel on a home, which resulted in significant damage to the second
story. The final location where damage was noted occurred just
south of the community of Wallace, West Virginia along 4000 block
of Sissonville Drive and Whittington Road. This is where several
large softwood trees were either snapped or uprooted. In addition,
sporadic tree damage was noted just of the overall track,
resulting from straight line winds.

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