Two tornadoes occurred on September 14th, 1990 in West Virginia: one in Kanawha County and the other in Marion County:
TORNADO #1: Kanawha County
- Rating: F-0
- Location: Near Blue Creek
- County: Kanawha
- Start Time: 7:00 p.m. (38.45, -81.45)
- End Time: 7:00 p.m. (38.45, -81.45)
- Estimated Peak Wind: N/A
- Path Length: 0.2 miles
- Path Width Maximum: 60 yards
- Fatalities: 0
- Injuries: 0
- Damages: $2,500 (Property damage)
Details from NWS storm survey: Damage occurred mainly to trees, with a few awnings ripped off houses along Route 119. A mobile home also sustained damage from a falling tree.
TORNADO #2: Marion County
- Rating: F-1
- Location: Near Route 78 in the Little Creek area
- County: Marion
- Start Time: 8:00 p.m. (39.52, -80.08)
- End Time: 8:00 p.m.
- Estimated Peak Wind: 80 to 100 mph
- Path Length: 0.7 miles
- Path Width Maximum: 50 yards
- Fatalities: 0
- Injuries: 0
- Damages: $50,000 (Property damage)
Details from NWS storm survey: The tornado occurred along County Route 78 in the Little Creek region. Wind speeds were estimated at 80 to 100 mph. The tornado resulted from a bow in a squall line, preceding a strong cold front. The tornado touched down just under a crest of a hill and moved down into a small valley and then continued moving to the top of the next hill. At this point, it made a sharp curve to the left and traveled another 1/8 mile back down the hill. A second damage path developed at the top of the hill where the main path curved left. This second path traveled straight ahead about 100 yards before hooking to the left at a farmhouse. Its width was smaller, about 15 to 25 yards. Damage was major to the farmhouse. A chimney was blown off its roof. The back and left rear side walls were bulged outward with the aluminum siding blown off. Some of the original three-quarter-inch wood siding was split apart. Four other dwellings sustained minor damage. A camping trailer and a slide-in camper for a pickup truck were destroyed. Two trucks were damaged. Hundreds of trees were uprooted, broken off, twisted, and scattered along the path. Ten outbuildings were damage, including one barn. Damage was estimated at $50,000.
