Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF1
-- Length 0.36 Miles
-- Width 200 Yards
State WEST VIRGINIA
County/Area BARBOUR
WFO RLX
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2016-06-21 20:30 EST-5
Begin Location 1SW TACY
Begin Lat/Lon 39.1559/-79.9642
End Date 2016-06-21 20:32 EST-5
End Location 1SSW TACY
End Lat/Lon 39.1551/-79.9575
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 20.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative Scattered thunderstorms formed during the late morning and early afternoon across extreme southern Ohio, northern Kentucky, and central and southern West Virginia. This was in the muggy summer air, south of a slow moving cold front. The thunderstorms formed into a broken line by 1500E. A few cells pulsed to severe limits. A tornado even occurred over the mountainous terrain in eastern Nicholas County. Downpours were common. Closer to the surface front, a few additional cells formed in northern West Virginia during the evening hours. One of those storms even had a brief tornado in Barbour County.
Event Narrative The tornado began near the intersection of Old Route 38 and Route 38, just east of the Sugar Creek Bridge. Several trees were snapped at the trunk and uprooted along the damage path. One home sustained significant siding damage. The siding was torn off the west side of the house and thrown about 100 feet into a field to the north. A few flatbed single axle trailers were flipped in the front yard of another residence. Eight utility poles were down by falling trees and wind. Near the end of the path, a 4 inch diameter branch penetrated the roof of a home. The end of the damage path was along Route 38, about a quarter mile past Reger Road.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 324.00K 0.00K
MT OLIVE MASON CO. WV 06/21/2016 12:50 EST-5 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FRAZIERS BOTTOM PUTNAM CO. WV 06/21/2016 12:55 EST-5 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 75.00K 0.00K
HURRICANE PUTNAM CO. WV 06/21/2016 13:04 EST-5 Hail 3.25 in. 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
HURRICANE PUTNAM CO. WV 06/21/2016 13:15 EST-5 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
SCOTT DEPOT PUTNAM CO. WV 06/21/2016 13:20 EST-5 Hail 2.50 in. 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
MARLAING ADDITION KANAWHA CO. WV 06/21/2016 13:26 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
COWEN WEBSTER CO. WV 06/21/2016 13:27 EST-5 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CHARLESTON KANAWHA CO. WV 06/21/2016 13:36 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
SOUTH CHARLESTON KANAWHA CO. WV 06/21/2016 13:40 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 40 kts. EG 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
RICHWOOD NICHOLAS CO. WV 06/21/2016 14:00 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CRAIGSVILLE NICHOLAS CO. WV 06/21/2016 14:05 EST-5 Heavy Rain 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
COWEN WEBSTER CO. WV 06/21/2016 14:45 EST-5 Flash Flood 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
DINGESS MINGO CO. WV 06/21/2016 15:05 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
FAIRVIEW KANAWHA CO. WV 06/21/2016 15:08 EST-5 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GRANDVIEW RALEIGH CO. WV 06/21/2016 15:40 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
ORAL LAKE HARRISON CO. WV 06/21/2016 20:15 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 8.00K 0.00K
CORDER CROSSING BARBOUR CO. WV 06/21/2016 20:26 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
TACY BARBOUR CO. WV 06/21/2016 20:30 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 20.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 324.00K 0.00K