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EF3 Tornado — Virginia Beach (c), Virginia

2023-04-30 · near Ocean Park, Virginia Beach (c), Virginia

$20.0M

Property damage

4.5 mi

Path length

350 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado formed over the eastern branch of Lynnhaven River in the City of Virginia Beach. The tornado progressed up River Road as an EF1, passing by the Great Neck Recreation Center. It increased to an EF2 intensity, as it moved into the Chelsea

neighborhood. The tornado continued onto Haversham Close with EF3 intensity. In this area, several homes were shifted off their foundations and roofs and upper walls were completely removed. The tornado then crossed Broad Bay and the eastern portion of Bay Island, clipping Windward Shore Drive as an EF1. It then moved over First Landing State Park and into Fort Story as an EF1, snapping trees, damaging barracks, and damaging several other buildings before moving offshore. Approximately 115 homes were damaged with 11 homes destroyed according to the City of Virginia Beach. Vehicles were overturned and boats were sunk and moved. There were no deaths and no injuries.

Wider weather episode

Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of low pressure and a cold front produced damaging winds and one strong tornado across portions of southeast Virginia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1097613. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.