PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1130 AM EST SAT FEB 27 2016
...TORNADO CONFIRMED FROM THE MIDDLE PENINSULA TO NORTHERN NECK...
LOCATION...MIDDLE PENINSULA AND NORTHERN NECK VA
DATE...FEBRUARY 24 2016
ESTIMATED TIME...634 TO 705 PM
EF-SCALE RATING...EF3
ESTIMATED MAX WIND SPEED...140 TO 145 MPH
MAX PATH WIDTH...400-500 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...30 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...37.8001, -76.9989
ENDING LAT/LON...38.1578, -76.6875
FATALITIES...0
INJURIES...25+
...SUMMARY...
STORM SURVEY UPDATED TO EXTEND THE INITIAL TORNADO TOUCHDOWN POINT 2
MILES SOUTHWEST IN KING AND QUEEN COUNTY TO 747 HOLMESTOWN RD. THE
TORNADO PATH LENGTH HAS BEEN INCREASED TO 30 MILES. THE TORNADO
TRACKED ACROSS KING AND QUEEN, ESSEX, RICHMOND AND WESTMORELAND
COUNTIES REACHING SPEEDS OF 140 TO 150 MPH, SPANNING AS WIDE AS 500
YARDS AT TIMES.
FOLLOWING THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN ALONG HOMLESTOWN ROAD THE TORNADO
INTENSIFIED TO A 200 YARD WIDE, EF1 TORNADO MOVING ALONG BRUINGTON
ROAD WHERE A HOME WAS DESTROYED AND OTHERS DAMAGED JUST WEST OF
MILLERS TAVERN. THE TORNADO CROSSED HIGHWAY 360 MOVING INTO ESSEX
COUNTY AS AN INTENSIFYING, 300 YARD WIDE, HIGH END EF1 SEVERELY
DAMAGING SEVERAL HOMES ALONG DUNBROOK ROAD. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO
INTENSIFY CROSSING PERKINS ROAD AS AN EF2 BEFORE HITTING KINO RD AS
A 500 YARD WIDE EF3 TORNADO. ALONG KINO ROAD ALL THE HOMES IN THE
PATH INCLUDING 3 MODULAR HOMES, TWO DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOMES AND ONE
SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED WITH MOST OF THE
DEBRIS CARRIED AWAY. TREE DAMAGE WAS SEVERE AND WINDS WERE ESTIMATED
AT 140 TO 150 MPH BASED ON DAMAGE. EVERYONE IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO
ALONG KINO ROAD SUFFERED INJURIES, SOME LIFE THREATENING.
AFTER LEAVING THE KINO ROAD AREA THE TORNADO CROSSED SCOTTS MILL RD
JUST WEST OF TAPPAHANNOCK AS A HIGH END EF2 TORNADO CAUSING SEVERE
TREE DAMAGE, SEVERELY DAMAGING NUMEROUS HOMES AND CAUSING THE
COLLAPSE OF SEVERAL GARAGES AND OUTBUILDINGS. THE TORNADO PASSED
JUST WEST OF DOWNTOWN TAPPAHANNOCK CROSSING HIGHWAY 17 AS AN EF1
TORNADO SEVERELY DAMAGING HOMES ON TUCKAWAY LANE AND HIGHWAY 17. THE
TORNADO THEN CROSSED THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER.
AFTER CROSSING THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER THE TORNADO ENTERED RICHMOND
COUNTY STRIKING NAYLORS BEACH AS AN EF2 TORNADO REMOVING SIGNIFICANT
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER FLOOR OF ONE TWO STORY HOME AND DESTROYING
SEVERAL OTHER SMALLER HOMES. AT THIS POINT THE TORNADO WAS 300 YARDS
WIDE WITH WINDS AROUND 120 MPH. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED NEWLAND
ROAD WEAKENING SLIGHTLY TO LOW END EF1 WITH WINDS AROUND 90 MPH AND
CONTINUING TO TALLENT TOWN ROAD AND PINEY GROVE ROAD.
THE TORNADO RE-INTENSIFIED AS IT ENTERED WESTMORELAND COUNTY
CROSSING KINGS HIGHWAY (ROUTE 3) WEST OF NAOMI GROVE AS A HIGH END
EF1 TORNADO. TORNADIC WINDS INCREASED TO 100 MPH AND THE WIDTH TO
300 YARDS SEVERELY DAMAGING TWO HOMES AND DESTROYING A MOBILE HOME
ALONG KINGS HIGHWAY. THE EF1 TORNADO CONTINUED TO COPLE HIGHWAY NEAR
MOUNT HOLLY SEVERELY DAMAGING NUMEROUS HOMES AND INCREASING IN WIDTH
TO 400 YARDS. AFTER CROSSING NOMINI CREEK THE EF1 TORNADO CROSSED
BUSHFIELD ROAD DAMAGING SEVERAL HOMES. THE TORNADO CONTINUED
NORTHEAST ALONG MOUNT HOLLY ROAD UPROOTING AND SNAPPING TREES BEFORE
MOVING INTO THE POTOMAC RIVER.
   
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
229 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2016
...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR REMLIK IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY VIRGINIA...
LOCATION...MIDDLESEX COUNTY VIRGINIA
DATE...02/24/16
ESTIMATED TIME...835 PM TO 841 PM.
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...150 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...4 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...37.6485 / -76.6492
ENDING LAT/LON...37.6865 / -76.5938
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0
* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO
NEAR REMLIK IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY VIRGINIA ON 02/24/16.
THE NWS SURVEY TEAM HAS CONCLUDED THAT AN EF1 TORNADO WITH WINDS
ESTIMATED AROUND 100 MPH AFFECTED MIDDLESEX COUNTY ON WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 24TH BETWEEN 835 AND 841 PM. THE TORNADO LENGTH WAS ABOUT
4 MILES IN LENGTH AND ABOUT 150 YARDS IN WIDTH. THIS STORM DESTROYED
A HOUSE ON REED ROAD...TORE OFF THE SECOND STORY OF A BARN IN HAMPSTEAD
FARMS AND TORE OFF THE ROOF OF ANOTHER BARN IN CORBIN FARMS.
THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/AKQ.
FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.
$$
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PRELIMINARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
410 PM EST MON FEB 29 2016
...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY...
LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL/EAST CENTRAL MECKLENBURG COUNTY
DATE...FEBRUARY 24 2016
ESTIMATED TIME...448 PM TO 455 PM
EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAX WIND SPEED...85 TO 100 MPH
MAX PATH WIDTH...150 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...5.5 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...36.6047, -78.2435
ENDING LAT/LON...36.5518, -78.3049
FATALITIES...0
INJURIES...0
...SUMMARY...
NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND TORNADO DAMAGE ALONG A PATH FROM THE NC/VA LINE NEAR
KEATS POINT...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH PALMER POINT RECREATION AREA, THEN TO A
POINT ABOUT 5.5 MILES WEST OF BRACEY. NUMEROUS TREES WERE DOWNED OR SNAPPED,
MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO A FEW HOMES, MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO ONE HOME AND A
SHED, AND ONE HOME MOVED OFF ITS FOUNDATION. IN ADDITION...HAIL AS LARGE AS
3 INCHES IN DIAMETER OCCURRED NEAR KERR LAKE DAM, AS WELL AS NORTHWEST OF
SOUTH HILL, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE SAME STORM.
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
240 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2016
...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN LANCASTER COUNTY...
LOCATION...MORATTICO AREA
DATE...FEBRUARY 24 2016
ESTIMATED TIME...825 TO 833 PM
EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...97 MPH
MAX PATH WIDTH...150 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...7 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...37.7488, -76.6854
ENDING LAT/LON...37.8111, -76.6072
...SUMMARY...
THE TORNADO BEGAN AS AN EF0 NEAR A BOY SCOUT CAMP IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
IT INTENSIFIED BRIEFLY TO AN EF1 IN THE NORWOOD CHURCH ROAD AREA NEAR
FLAGSTAFF ROAD. HERE THE BRICK WALL ON A GARAGE WAS FLATTENED...THE
ROOF WAS RIPPED OFF A HOUSE AND AN OUTBUILDING WAS DESTROYED.
NUMEROUS LARGE TREES SNAPPED INCLUDING TWO FOOT DIAMETER PINE TREES.
THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTH
AND NORTHEAST FOR A SHORT DISTANCE.
  
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1228 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2016
...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN SOUTHEASTERN FLUVANNA COUNTY VIRGINIA...
LOCATION...SOUTHEASTERN FLUVANNA COUNTY VIRGINIA
DATE...2/24/2016
ESTIMATED TIME...410 TO 420 PM EST
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...75 TO 85 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...300 - 400
YARDS PATH LENGTH...4.5 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...37.7597N/ 78.2912W
ENDING LAT/LON...37.8074N/ 78.2372W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0
* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO
IN SOUTHEAST FLUVANNA COUNTY VIRGINIA...NEAR FORK UNION ON
2/24/2016.
THE NWS SURVEY TEAM HAS CONCLUDED THAT AN EF0 TORNADO WITH WINDS
ESTIMATED FROM 75-85 MPH AFFECTED SOUTHEAST FLUVANNA COUNTY ON
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24TH BETWEEN 410-420 PM. THE TORNADO PATH WAS
ABOUT 4.5 MILES IN LENGTH BEGINNING NEAR WINNSVILLE DRIVE AND
TEPEE TOWN ROAD...AND EXTENDED NORTH NORTHEAST ACROSS THESSALONIA
ROAD AND FINALLY LIFTING AFTER CROSSING HIGHWAY US 15...JAMES
MADISON HIGHWAY...JUST NORTH OF CARYS CREEK ROAD. ALONG THE PATH
OF THE TORNADO...NUMEROUS LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED...SEVERAL
HOUSES RECEIVED DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING AND GUTTERS. A FEW
HOMES WERE DAMAGED AS TREES FELL ON THE HOMES. LASTLY...ONE SMALL
OUTBUILDING WAS DESTROYED NEAR A HOME ALONG HIGHWAY 15.
THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/AKQ.
FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES
INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.
$$
ESS/TMG
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
300 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2016
...WEAK SHORT-LIVED TORNADO CONFIRMED IN BERTIE COUNTY...
LOCATION...EAST SIDE OF COLERAIN NC
DATE...FEBRUARY 24 2016
ESTIMATED TIME...254 TO 255 PM
EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...60-65 MPH
MAX PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.5 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...36.1953, -76.7638
ENDING LAT/LON...36.2012, -76.7591
DEATHS...0
INJURIES...0
...SUMMARY...
A VERY WEAK EF0 TORNADO MOVED ACROSS A NEARLY ONE HALF MILE AREA
ON THE EAST SIDE OF COLERAIN NC. SEVERAL TREES WERE DAMAGED...
WITH ONE LARGE LIMB FALLING THROUGH THE ROOF OF A SHED. IN
ADDITION...A SMALL LEAN-TO OUTBUILDING WAS BLOWN OVER.
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