WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia officially shatters the tornado record set in a single day during the April 2, 2024, severe weather outbreak.
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Charleston, WV, has continued to survey areas of damage over the last week to determine if tornadoes or damaging winds caused damage. So far, the NWS has confirmed 17 tornadoes and nearly 100 locations that experienced non-tornado wind damage.
The 15 confirmed tornadoes are the most tornadoes for any calendar day and event on record for the NWS Charleston County Warning Area. The previous record was 6 tornadoes on April 4, 1974. To further put this number into perspective, the previous record number of tornadoes for an entire calendar year over the NWS Charleston County Warning Area was 11 set in 1980, and it took 7 different days with tornadoes to reach that number!
For the state of West Virginia, the 10 confirmed tornadoes also set a record for the most tornadoes observed on any calendar day. The previous record was 7 set both on April 4, 1974 and June 2, 1998.
The NWS says they are still surveying damage across the area and that the number of confirmed tornadoes could still climb. The West Virginia tornado record could keep climbing.
The NWS Charleston coverage area covers parts of West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio.
Confirmed Tornadoes | ||||
County | Rating | Max Wind | Length | Max Width |
Fayette | EF2 | 130 mph | 1.18 mi | 300 yds |
Boyd | EF2 | 120 mph | 1.14 mi | 450 yds |
Jackson, OH | EF2 | 115 mph | 1.87 mi | 325 yds |
Kanawha (Cross Lanes) | EF2 | 115 mph | 8.00 mi | 300 yds |
Greenup/Lawrence, OH | EF1 | 110 mph | 8.00 mi | 250 yds |
Boyd | EF1 | 110 mph | 1.10 mi | 250 yds |
Kanawha (Quick) | EF1 | 110 mph | 2.25 mi | 200 yds |
Lawrence, OH (Timber Ridge) | EF1 | 105 mph | 0.45 mi | 250 yds |
Cabell | EF1 | 105 mph | 4.20 mi | 200 yds |
Kanawha (StAlbans-Dunbar) | EF1 | 100 mph | 5.00 mi | 300 yds |
Kanawha (Forest-Hernshaw) | EF1 | 100 mph | 5.14 mi | 200 yds |
Kanawha (Ronda/Cabin Crk) | EF1 | 100 mph | 0.78 mi | 100 yds |
Wayne/Cabell | EF1 | 100 mph | 0.47 mi | 280 yds |
Gallia | EF1 | 95 mph | 0.50 mi | 150 yds |
Lawrence, OH (Aid) | EF1 | 90 mph | 1.09 mi | 200 yds |
Putnam | EF1 | 90 mph | 8.50 mi | 200 yds |
Putnam | EF0 | 80 mph | 0.55 mi | 100 yds |