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West Virginia Tornadoes and Record Rain | Charleston News
West Virginia endured a wild weather rollercoaster last week as rare twin supercell storms ripped through from Ohio, spawning seven tornadoes—including an EF-2 and two EF-1s—across counties like Pleasants, Doddridge, and Ritchie. Meanwhile, record-breaking rain pounded Lewis and Upshur Counties, with Parkersburg, Clarksburg, and Elkins smashing 24-hour rainfall records; one spot near Buckhannon saw over seven inches in just three hours. Though not topping the all-time observer-reported record (over 12 inches in 1949, with unconfirmed reports from 1889), the deluge triggered major flooding and…
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