Charleston is located in a narrow valley in the western Appalachian Mountains at the junction of the Kanawha and Elk rivers. Framed with green hills, the city and neighboring towns have developed along the Kanawha to the east and west, though some residential areas can be found on the surrounding hills and in nearby valleys.
Chattanooga: Geography and Climate Chattanooga is located at the juncture of Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, in a valley in southeastern Tennessee between the Appalachian and the Cumberland mountain ranges.
Further west, from the Catoctin Mountains in Frederick County to the West Virginia border, is the Appalachian Mountain region, containing the state's highest hills. Backbone Mountain, in Garrett County in westernmost Maryland, is the state's highest point, at 3,360 ft (1,025 m).
Tornado activity: Appalachia-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average. On 2009-05-08, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 17.1 miles away from the Appalachia town center . On 1974-04-04, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 48.0 miles away from the town center killed one ...
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The Appalachian Plateau covers most of northwestern Alabama, with a portion of the Highland Rim in the extreme north near the Tennessee border. The floodplain of the Tennessee River cuts a wide swath across both these northern regions.