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EF0 tornado in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Tornado June 16, 2023 · Isle of Wight County, Virginia

EF0
Rating
8.5 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
$25K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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 tornado initially touched down along Mill Swamp Road at the Pagan River just to the northwest of Downtown Smithfield. Minor tree damage, mainly in the form of broken large limbs, was observed in downtown Smithfield at the intersection of Institute Street and Grace Street. The tornado then continued towards Jericho Road into Windsor Castle Park before crossing Magruder Road. The most extensive damage of the storm survey was noted from the Waterford Oaks subdivision to Norsworthy Drive/Knox's Automotive where there was extensive tree damage and minor roof

damage. The tornado then continued just east of Carrollton Elementary down New Towne Haven Lane. The tornado tracked down New Towne Haven Lane before eventually dissipating over the Chuckatuck Creek.

The wider storm

Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds, large hail and one tornado across portions of central and eastern Virginia.

Began near Smithfield (36.9880, -76.6480).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1114994. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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