PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The National Weather Service on Friday confirmed a storm which struck Thursday evening in Wood County was a tornado.
The twister touched down for a brief period east of Parkersburg around 8:20 p.m. It was measured as an EF1 tornado and caused damage to a barn, mobile home, and numerous trees which were twisted, broken, and uprooted. One person suffered minor injuries in the touchdown.
The National Weather Service report says the damage started north of Rising Sun Ridge Road and continued southeast to Jericho Road then continued causing damage before reaching Ralston Hill Road and weakening.
It’s the 12th confirmed tornado in West Virginia this spring. The most recent twister touchdown was in Hancock County and back on April 2nd there was an outbreak of ten confirmed tornadoes across the Kanawha Valley.