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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Charleston WV
1220 PM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 09/25/24 Tornado Event...

...Hillsboro Tornado...

Rating:                 EFU
Estimated Peak Wind:    Unknown
Path Length /statute/:  2.21 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   Unknown
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             09/25/2024
Start Time:             02:11 PM EDT
Start Location:         1 W Hillsboro / Pocahontas County / WV
Start Lat/Lon:          38.1402 / -80.2309

End Date:               09/25/2024
End Time:               02:16 PM EDT
End Location:           2 NNE Hillsboro / Pocahontas County / WV
End Lat/Lon:            38.157 / -80.1964

Survey Summary:
Tornado, verified by video and numerous pictures, occurred just
west of Lobelia Rd near Hillsboro, then tracked northeastward,
lifting near Dick McNeel Rd. The tornado tracked over pastureland
with no visible damage.

Thanks to Pocahontas County Emergency Management and Hillsboro
Mayor for reconstructing the path of this tornado based off of
eyewitness accounts and for surveying the area for possible
damage.

This is the first documented tornado to occur in Pocahontas
County.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

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ABE