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• Shinnston Tornado

  … the period of June 22-23, 1944. Tornadoes were reported in Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia, including several tornadoes in a zone from Wellsburg, West … of the rankings currently assigned to tornadoes. F-4 storms produce winds faster …

• Shinnston

  … "Jones-Imboden raids":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1059 of 1863. Shinnston became famous for the "Shinnston Tornado":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/398 of June 23, 1944, a freak storm which left 66 people dead in …

• The Weather

  … can estimate rainfall anywhere in the state. These radars can sense small intense rotation within a thunderstorm, the key ingredient for tornado formation. Large hail can also be inferred from radar data. A network of automatic and manual rain and river …

• Coal River

  … Coal is an annual event held around West Virginia Day that brings thousands of kayakers and canoeists to make the 11-mile trip from Tornado to St. Albans. Today, the Coal River Water Trail offers a number of convenient public access and launch sites.

• Place Names

  … of its watershed. The communities of Lost River and Birch River are named for rivers. The towns of Hurricane and Tornado were named for weather phenomena. Besides "White Sulphur Springs":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1239, there are …