CROSS LANES, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The National Weather Service (NWS) has confirmed that two tornados touched down in Kanawha County on Tuesday.
The NWS says a microburst was also confirmed within the county.
Yesterday, the NWS conducted damage surveys in the Charleston area, the community of Quick, and the Cross Lanes to Wallace area.
This was in relation to the severe weather that moved across the area on April 2, 2024.
According to preliminary findings from the NWS, a microburst with maximum winds of 80 mph was confirmed just south of Charleston.
Notable softwood and hardwood tree damage was observed in the Sherwood Forest area along Corridor G. Sporadic tree damage was noted northward along the Corridor G area to the Kanawha River.
The preliminary findings also indicate that ban EF1 Tornado with maximum winds of 110 mph was confirmed in the community of Quick.
A very short but non-continuous path was observed with significant converging tree damage along the 7000 block of Quick Road.
Two mobile homes were destroyed at this location with uplift of roof and exterior wall damage. In addition, there was a utility pole that was snapped at the base.
It also found that an EF2 Tornado with maximum winds of 115 mph confirmed with a track of about 8 miles extending from Cross Lanes to just south of the community of Wallace.
This was a non-continuous path 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 the uprooting of many large hardwood trees.
Minor damage to homes was noted adjacent to 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.
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.
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 on the overall track, resulting from straight-line winds.
A final detailed survey report is expected to be released this morning.