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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
616 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
..NWS DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR MAY 13TH, 2026 TORNADO EVENT
A STORM CROSSED WESTERN PRESTON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA FROM
ROUGHLY 4:28PM TO 4:32PM ON MAY 13TH, 2026. THE DAMAGE PRODUCED BY
THIS STORM, SURVEYED BY UAS AND SECURITY CAMERAS, WAS DETERMINED
TO BE TORNADIC AND REPRESENTATIVE OF AN EF-0 WITH PEAK WINDS OF
80 TO 85 MPH.
INITIAL DAMAGE BEGAN ALONG MORAN ROAD, 3 MILES EAST OF REEDSVILLE,
WV, WHERE TREES WERE SNAPPED AND A ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF A
RESTAURANT. DAMAGE WAS THEN NOTED FARTHER EAST WHERE A COUPLE
TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED WITHIN A FORESTED AREA. FINALLY,
DAMAGE OCCURRED AT A ZOO NORTHWEST OF KINGWOOD, WV WHERE SMALL
TREES WERE SNAPPED AND SECURITY CAMERAS RECORDED THE CIRCULATION.
VISIBLE CONVERGENCE PATTERNS IN THE FELLED TREES FURTHER CONFIRMED
THE TORNADIC CIRCULATION.
THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT AS WE AWAIT ADDITIONAL DRONE FOOTAGE
TO FINALIZE THE REPORT. SPECIAL THANKS TO PRESTON COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS FOR THEIR AERIAL FOOTAGE AND AID WITH THIS
ASSESSMENT.
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
SHALLENBERGER/RACKLEY
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