A severe weather event on Tuesday has impacted West Virginia, with a dangerous squall line bringing 90-100 mph gusts to Charleston and intense thunderstorms featuring damaging winds and an embedded tornado threat arriving in areas around Beckley and Oak Hill within the next 15-30 minutes. The storms have caused significant damage, including toppling trees and structural damage with gusts up to 92 mph, and have left over 100,000 customers without power. An apparent tornado has also caused damage in Charleston by tearing off a building's façade.
An apparent tornado tore a façade off a building in Charleston, West Virginia Tuesday. #wvwx https://t.co/Qivla0MAWZ
Tornado-warned storms wreak havoc in West Virginia as powerful winds blow through the Charleston. https://t.co/uNQllV8IJ2
Severe squall line sweeping through West Virginia has toppled scores of trees and caused structural damage while unleashing gusts to 92 mph. Over 100,000 customers without power via https://t.co/LZgjTH58dV. More in our Live Storm Updates: https://t.co/FeYNsObFUh https://t.co/Vac1DPEFE3
For the areas around Beckley and Oak Hill, this line of intense thunderstorms with damaging winds and an embedded #tornado threat is racing in and will arrive within the next 15-30 minutes. Now is NOT the time to be driving - and a time to find shelter! #WVwx https://t.co/4pc55XbQRX
Dangerous squall line with 90-100 mph gusts closing in on Charleston, WV #wvwx https://t.co/4dtxAA9bCz