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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 Meadow Event Park (also called "The Meadow") is an event center in Doswell, Virginia. Previously called the Meadow Stables, the park hosts the annual State Fair of Virginia. On March 14, 2013, the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation bought the State Fair of Virginia and the Meadow Event Park from Universal Fairs LLC of Cordova, Tennessee. [1]
President Nixon approved federal aid for Fayette, Greenbriar, Raleigh, and Wyoming Counties on April 11. Total damage from the tornadoes and thunderstorms in the state reached $3,655,000, more than half of which was incurred by Raleigh County. [73] The West Virginia State Department of Highways provided two water trucks. [72]
100 died in a single tornado in West Virginia, the deadliest in the state's history. Other deadly tornadoes were observed in Pennsylvania and Maryland. First of two violent outbreaks in Pennsylvania, the other occurring on May 31, 1985, with an F5 tornado hitting Wheatland, Pennsylvania. (≥7 significant, 3 violent, ≥6 killers)
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 ...
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