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In the evening of June 23, 1944, a powerful F4 tornado devastated eastern West Virginia, particularly the town of Shinnston. The tornado killed at least 100 people and injured hundreds more. [1] [b] This tornado was the deadliest in West Virginia history [2] and at least the 15th deadliest in US history.
The last direct death from a tornado in West Virginia was in June 1982. A sixth tornado affected Wirt County, West Virginia. [30] [31] April 27, 2011 – West Virginia was on the northern fringe of the large severe weather outbreak that occurred across the southern states, northeast into Virginia. A strengthening low pressure center tracked ...
The Coat of Arms of West Virginia: 1863 [1] Flag: The flag of West Virginia consists of the coat of arms, wreathed below in rhododendron and bannered with "State of West Virginia" above, on a white field bound in blue 1929 [1] Motto: Montani Semper Liberi (Mountaineers [are] Always Free) 1863, [1] [2] 1872 [3] — Seal: The Great Seal of the ...
The 1944 Appalachians tornado outbreak was a deadly tornado outbreak that hit the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States on June 22–23, 1944. The outbreak produced several strong tornadoes in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland—areas that were falsely believed to be immune to tornadoes. [1]
No injuries were reported from the severe weather, but crews on the scene in Dallas, West Virginia, approximately 50 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, provided images of roofs demolished, with debris ...
1929 Rye Cove tornado outbreak; 1944 Appalachians tornado outbreak; Tornado outbreak sequence of June 25–27, 1951; Tornado outbreak of February 24−25, 1961; 1974 Super Outbreak; 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak; November 1989 tornado outbreak; Tornado outbreak of June 2, 1998; Tornado outbreak of April 27–28, 2002
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued 126 tornado warnings in Florida on Wednesday, Oct. 9, a new state record. A total of 45 tornado reports were received during the storms, and the NWS had ...
See images of the damage left behind by three tornadoes that hit the area May 10. EF-2 tornado with 115-mph winds hits Railroad Square Tornado destroys FSU Flying High Circus tent, fence at Dick ...