Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
286 NOUS41 KRLX 060103 PNSRLX WVZ015-061315- 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. && 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. $$ NW/LC