West Virginia, 1994

Tornadoes in West Virginia, August 17, 1994

August 17, 1994 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$501,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:15 UTC.

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Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Morgan

When
August 17, 3:15 PM EST to 3:20 PM EST
Where
Morgan County, Paw Paw
Rating
F0
Path length
3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
39.560, -78.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A small tornado touched down about a mile and a half northeast of Paw Paw, WV and moved to the northeast along the southeast side of the Potomac River. It caused widespread tree damage through a very rural area. Path length was about three miles long and width was about 100 yards.

Tornado, Berkeley

When
August 17, 4:40 PM EST to 4:45 PM EST
Where
Berkeley County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
39.464, -78.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado touched down near Route 9 and Benspeck Road, a 0.25 of a mile west of Hedgesville. The tornado damaged three homes partially destroying one. It destroyed a shed and uprooted some large pine trees. The path length was estimated at 2 miles long and 100 yards wide.

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10358154, 10356195.