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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
928 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/22/26 TORNADO EVENT IN BARBOUR COUNTY
BARBOUR COUNTY TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.13 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 275 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/22/2026
START TIME: 07:50 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 8 ESE TYGART LAKE STATE PARK / BARBOUR COUNTY / WV
START LAT/LON: 39.2219 / -79.9207
END DATE: 06/22/2026
END TIME: 07:52 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 8 ESE TYGART LAKE STATE PARK / BARBOUR COUNTY / WV
END LAT/LON: 39.2236 / -79.8997
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN EF1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS OF UP TO 110 MPH
BEGAN NEAR RICHMAN RD AND TRAVELED EAST ABOUT 1.1 MILES LIFTING
JUST PRIOR TO BUD EDGE RD. A BARN NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE
TORNADO TRACK WAS DESTROYED WITH THE DEBRIS SCATTERED FROM NW TO
SE OF THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE. DEBRIS FROM THE BARN WAS FOUND OVER
A THIRD OF MILE TO THE NE.
A DOUBLE-WIDE ALSO NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE PATH HAD SIGNIFICANT
SIDING DAMAGE ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND SOME WINDOWS BROKEN OUT ON
THE WEST SIDE. THE REAR END OF AN SUV PARKED IN GRAVEL NEXT TO THE
DOUBLE-WIDE WAS PUSHED ABOUT 2 FEET TO THE NE WHILE A FLAG POLE
IN THE FRONT YARD OF THE DOUBLE-WIDE WAS BLOWN DOWN IN A
SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION.
FROM THERE, THE TORNADO TRAVELED THROUGH MOSTLY OPEN FIELDS BUT
DID INTERSECT A COUPLE PATCHES OF HARDWOOD TREES. AS IT DESCENDED
A SMALL HILL NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE PATH, SEVERAL HEALTHY AND
MATURE LOCUST TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SOME TRUNKS WERE SNAPPED
ABOUT 15 FEET UP AND A SWIRLING PATTERN WAS NOTED IN THE
SURROUNDING PASTURE GRASS. ONE TREE WAS OBSERVED DOWN NEAR BUD
EDGE RD AND THIS IS ASSUMED TO BE THE END OF THE TORNADO TRACK AS
NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BARBOUR COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT & 911 AND THE HOMEOWNER FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS
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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