HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — The year of confirmed tornadoes in West Virginia continues with the National Weather Service confirming over the weekend that an EF-0 tornado did touch down in Berkeley County when the remnants of Hurricane Debbie moved through Thursday night.
Investigators with the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington D.C. office said he tornado hit briefly in the Brumbaugh Lane area near Hedgesville at around 11:50 p.m. Thursday.
The tornado had winds of around 80 mph. It was only on the ground for three-tenths of a mile and was 150 yards wide.
The weather service said the tornado first hit around the intersection of Wampum Lane and Lodge Road “where a large tree was uprooted and branches were snapped.”
After that it went toward Brumbaugh Lane.
“Several trees were uprooted and a few trees were snapped about midway up. Numerous large branches were down across the area as well. The direction of the damage appeared to be chaotic,” the weather service report said. “Brumbaugh Lane was the last location where appreciable wind damage was noted.”
West Virginia has had more than a dozen tornados reported in the state since early April.