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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 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. [3] [c] It is tied for the most powerful tornado to hit West Virginia with another F4 tornado from the same outbreak.
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]
The helianthus—better known as the sunflower—has been the official state flower of Kansas since 1903 and appears in the state nickname and flag. Even prior to this official designation, Kansas ...
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
(state flower) Dianthus caryophyllus: 1953 [50] Large white trillium (state wild flower) Trillium grandiflorum: 1987 [51] Oklahoma: Oklahoma rose (state flower) Rosa: 2004 [52] Indian blanket (state wildflower) Gaillardia pulchella: 1986 [52] Mistletoe (state floral emblem) Phoradendron leucarpum: 1893 [52] Oregon: Oregon grape: Berberis ...
At least one person is dead as a powerful storm batters the eastern half of the US with dangerous flooding, prompting hurried evacuations, widespread road closures and hazardous travel conditions ...
No injuries were reported from the severe weather, but crews on the scene in Dallas, West Virginia, a 2 tornadoes packing winds up to 120 mph touch down in western Pa., West Virginia Skip to main ...