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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1237 PM EDT Fri Apr 5 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/02/24 Tornado Event..

..EF2 Tornado Confirmed In Cross Lanes, WV...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.00 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2024
Start Time:             11:04 AM EDT
Start Location:         1 NE Nitro / Kanawha County / WV
Start Lat/Lon:          38.4329 / -81.8109

End Date:               04/02/2024
End Time:               11:10 AM EDT
End Location:           5 S Sissonville / Kanawha County / WV
End Lat/Lon:            38.431 / -81.6644

Survey Summary:
EF2 Tornado with maximum winds of 115 mph confirmed with a track
of about 8 miles extending from Cross Lanes, West Virginia to just
south of the community of Wallace, West Virginia. This was a non-
continuous path of with three notable damage locations. Significant
converging tree damage was observed along Hidden Pines Lane in Cross Lanes
where several large and healthy softwood trees were snapped at their bases
along with uprooting of many large hardwood trees. Minor damage to homes
was noted adjacent of this location along Hidden Cove.

The second location where significant converging tree damage was
observed was along a narrow stretch of the 5000 block Rocky Fork Road,
near Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, where a utility pole was snapped at
the base along with several uprooted mixed hardwood and softwood trees.
This damage extended to a subdivision on Lynn Oak Drive where several large
softwood and hardwood trees were either snapped or uprooted. This included
a large hardwood tree that fell on a home, which resulted in significant
damage to the second story; a resident`s john boat and camper were also
flipped over and crushed by large trees in this area.

The final location where damage was noted occurred just south of the community
of Wallace, West Virginia along the 4000 block of Sissonville Drive and Whittington
Road. This is where several large softwood trees were either snapped or uprooted.
In addition, sporadic tree damage was noted just of the overall track,resulting
from straight line winds.

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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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