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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
National Weather Service PITTSBURGH PA
155 PM EDT Sat May 11 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for May 9th 2024 Tornado Event...

This is a summary from the severe weather event in northern West
Virginia on May 9th 2024. There was thunderstorm wind damage east
of the tornado path off of Quail road and Herring Road where
numerous trees where downed and uprooted.

...Preston County West Virginia just north of Masontown.
Rating: EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph
Path Length /statue/:0.45 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Start Date:             May 9th 2024
Start Time:             8:55 pm EDT
Start Location:         1 N Masontown / Preston County / WV
Start Lat/Lon:          39.571 N / -79.801 W

End Date:               May 9th 2024
End Time:               8:56 pm EDT
End Location:           1 NNE Masontown / Preston County / WV
End Lat/Lon:            39.570 N / -79.793 W

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh conducted a survey
today in response to damage reports in the Masontown vicinity of
Preston county and drone footage provided by Preston County
Office of Emergency Management.

There were a few hardwood trees that were downed at the initial
touchdown just off Rohr Road. As the tornado continued eastward it
lifted nearly half of the roof off a single family residence on
the east side of Rohr Road. It then proceeded down the hill
causing scattered down large branches and uprooted small trees.
At the end of the track, a tree fell on a vehicle off of Mountain
Run Road. There were down softwood trees on Mountain Run Road.

The National Weather Service would like to thank Preston County
Office of Emergency Management and the Masontown Fire Department
for their assistance with this survey.

The last documented tornado to hit Preston County was July 30th
1980. This is the 14th recorded tornado to hit Preston County.

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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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