Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Charleston, WV
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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1231 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0425 PM Tornado 10 E Marietta 39.41N 81.27W
07/21/2026 Washington OH NWS Storm Survey
EF2 tornado began between Newells Run Rd and
Kerr Run Rd, then continued southeast for 12
miles through Newport, then across the Ohio
River through Saint Marys and the across
Pleasants County along or near Rt 16 until
lifting near the Ritchie County border.
0655 PM Tornado 2 WNW Whitmer 38.83N 79.57W
07/21/2026 Randolph WV NWS Storm Survey
An EF1 tornado with maximum estimated winds
of up to 95 mph began just west of Whitmer
Road midway up Rich Mountain, or
approximately 2 miles northwest of the town
of Whitmer. It then traveled east-southeast
down the steep terrain of the mountain,
uprooting or snapping numerous trees along
its path. The tornado continued to the
valley at the bottom of Rich Mountain, with
the last observed damage just east of Dry
Fork Road. The tornado was on the ground for
0.90 miles.
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