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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
346 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/26/24 Severe Weather Event...

...Rich Creek Road/Fayette County Microburst...

Rating:                 TSTM/Wind
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.25 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/26/2024
Start Time:             05:23 PM EDT
Start Location:         3 N Ansted / Fayette County / WV
Start Lat/Lon:          38.1808 / -81.1019

End Date:               05/26/2024
End Time:               05:23 PM EDT
End Location:           3 N Ansted / Fayette County / WV
End Lat/Lon:            38.1781 / -81.0988

Survey Summary:
Extensive tree damage occurred along a quarter mile stretch of
Rich Creek Road. Several mature trees were snapped with many more
uprooted in a roughly 100 yard wide path. The felled trees were
pushed down hill with a divergent pattern to the damage indicative
of a microburst. Peak wind speeds in the core of the microburst
likely reached up to 110 mph. Access was very limited so the path
width and length of the microburst is estimated based on what
could be seen from Rich Creek Road.

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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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ABE