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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
404 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/29/26 TORNADO EVENT
..FAYETTE COUNTY TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 5.0 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 250 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/29/2026
START TIME: 4:03 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 3 NE FAYETTEVILLE / FAYETTE COUNTY / WV
START LAT/LON: 38.0811 / -81.0528
END DATE: 04/29/2026
END TIME: 4:10 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 5 N BABCOCK STATE PARK / FAYETTE COUNTY / WV
END LAT/LON: 38.063 / -80.9648
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN EF1 TORNADO BEGAN BETWEEN US 19 AND WHISPERING PINES LANE IN
THE PINE GROVE COMMUNITY OF FAYETTE COUNTY. THE TORNADO SKIPPED
ALONG IN AN EAST-SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION WITH THE DAMAGE PATH
ENDING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MOUNTAIN VISTA DR AND US 60 IN
THE LOOKOUT COMMUNITY. TREE DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE ALONG EDMOND RD
AND BETWEEN LANSING EDMOND RD AND US 60 WITH THE TRUNKS OF SOME
HEALTHY MATURE HARDWOOD TREES SNAPPED IN BOTH LOCATIONS AND MANY
TREES UPROOTED. ONLY SOME MINOR ROOF DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A COUPLE
STRUCTURES.
THIS IS THE FIFTH DOCUMENTED TORNADO TO OCCUR IN FAYETTE CO
SINCE 1961, AND THE FIRST SINCE 2024. INTERESTINGLY, YESTERDAY'S
TORNADO CROSSED US 60 A MERE 1.9 MILES SOUTH OF WHERE AN EF2
TORNADO CROSSED ON 4/2/2024.
THANKS TO FAYETTE CO OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, FAYETTE CO
911 AND THE FAYETTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR ASSISTANCE WITH
THE DAMAGE SURVEY.
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.
ABE
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