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

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

..EF1 Tornado Confirmed In Saint Albans, WV...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.27 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2024
Start Time:             11:03 AM EDT
Start Location:         1 SSE St. Albans / Kanawha County / WV
Start Lat/Lon:          38.3699 / -81.8148

End Date:               04/02/2024
End Time:               11:03 AM EDT
End Location:           1 SE St. Albans / Kanawha County / WV
End Lat/Lon:            38.3709 / -81.8103

Survey Summary:
EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 100 mph confirmed with a brief
touchdown track within the Saint Albans City 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. The tornado quickly lifted with
subsequent straight-line wind damage noted to the east.

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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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