- Rating: EF-1
- Location: 3 miles northeast of Richwood, WV
- County: Nicholas, Greenbrier
- Start Time: 11:00 a.m. (38.2697, -80.5038)
- End Time: 11:05 a.m. (38.2496, -80.4598)
- Estimated Peak Wind: 107 mph
- Path Length: 5.4 miles (2.8 in Nicholas, 2.6 in Greenbrier)
- Path Width Maximum: 300 yards
- Fatalities: 0
- Injuries: 0
Details from NWS storm survey (Note: this tornado traversed over two different counties in two different NWS office regions. Therefore, there are two notes, one from the Nicholas County path from the NWS office in Charleston and one from the Greenbrier County path from the NWS office in Blacksburg):
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The National Weather Service in Charleston, WV has confirmed a tornado about 3 miles northeast of Richwood in Nicholas County, West Virginia on 06/21/2016.
A joint storm survey team from the National Weather Service in Charleston, WV and Blacksburg, VA observed damage consistent with an EF1 tornado that began in Nicholas County and ended in Greenbrier County, WV. In Nicholas County; the damage swath consisted mostly of hardwood trees that were downed and snapped along Country Club Road approximately 3 miles northeast of Richwood. There were also wooden utility poles that were snapped along with some shingle damage to a residence. Tree damage extended into Greenbrier County that was observed just south of Summit Lake. Refer to the public information statement released by the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, VA for more information regarding this tornado track in Greenbrier County.
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The National Weather Service in Blacksburg, VA has confirmed a tornado near Summit Lake Campground in extreme northern Greenbrier County, West Virginia on June 21 2016.
A joint storm survey team from the National Weather Service in Charleston, WV and Blacksburg, VA observed damage consistent with an EF1 tornado that began in Nicholas County and ended in Greenbrier County, WV. The tornado entered Greenbrier County from Nicholas County at 3:05 pm and moved east southeast, crossing County Road 3915 and Highway 55 before lifting. Hundreds of mainly hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted by the tornado. The total path length across Greenbrier County was 2.6 miles.
The tornado originally touched down in Nicholas County before moving into Greenbrier County, making the total path length 5.4 miles.
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