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EF1 tornado in Waynesboro (c) County, Virginia

Tornado April 26, 2022 · Waynesboro (c) County, Virginia

EF1
Rating
6.0 mi
Whole path
75 yd
Path width
$400K
Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Augusta County → Waynesboro (c) County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The National Weather Service conducted a field survey of damage

that occurred with storms that passed through Fishersville in

Augusta County, Virginia and the City of Waynesboro on Tuesday

afternoon April 26, 2022. The NWS storm survey team determined

that a EF-1 tornado occurred with maximum wind speeds estimated at

90 mph and a maximum path width of 75 yards along a 6.0 mile

path.

After starting in Augusta County near Fishersville, the tornado entered the City of Waynesboro and crossed Lew Dewitt Boulevard near Bookerdale Road. Hardwood trees were snapped in this area. The tornado then continued moving east into a

wooded area resulting in additional scattered tree damage.

As the tornado continued trekking east, hardwood trees were

uprooted and additional minor branch damage occurred in a

residential area in the City of Waynesboro near Sterling Drive and

Parker Heights Road near the water tower. Several trees were

brought down onto residential structures and a steeple was blown

off of a church.

The tornado dissipated near Wayneridge Road, but not before

causing a large tree to fall onto a residence causing considerable

damage on Bader Avenue.

It was noted that significant leaf debris occurred on all sides

of multiple structures along the entire path of the tornado.

While many trees were snapped and/or uprooted along the storm

motion (generally west to east), there were a number of tree snaps

or uproots in multiple directions along the tornado's path.

The wider storm

An isolated supercell tracked from Augusta County into Albemarle County producing damaging wind, large hail, and a tornado during the early afternoon hours.

Began near Waynesboro (38.0733, -78.9435).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1011052. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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