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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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