F2 Tornado — Lunenburg, Nottoway, Dinwiddie and Chesterfield, Virginia

1993-08-06 · near Kenbridge, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Dinwiddie and Chesterfield, Virginia

Event narrative

The tornado first touched down 1 mile northeast of Kenbridge in Lunenburg County at 1243 EDT, where roofs were blown off of a briquet plant and a furniture company building. Damage estimates in Lunenburg County were $300,000. The tornado moved northeast into southeast Nottoway County and strengthened. It leveled a barn, some outbuildings and trees on Route 46 near the west edge of Fort Pickett Military Reservation. Damages in Nottoway County were estimated at $100,000. It continued northeast into Dinwiddie County and the Fort Pickett Military Reservation where it did minimal damage. It moved northeast to the town of Ford where the most significant damage in the county occurred. It destroyed a house and a shed and knocked down numerous telephone poles, and large trees. The tornado tracked northeast into the southeast part of Chesterfield County and lifted about 5 miles west of Colonial Heights.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10356699. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.