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EF0 Tornado — Richmond, Virginia

2024-04-03 · near Farnham, Richmond, Virginia

$2K

Property damage

1.2 mi

Path length

100 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The tornado touched down in Richmond County near Luttrellville Lane and Chevy Place at 404 PM EDT. A storage shed was demolished and numerous trees were uprooted consistent with EF-0 damage. The tornado quickly moved northeast across Ridge Road and into Northumberland County, causing additional damage.

Wider weather episode

An upper level low occluded over the Great Lakes on April 3 with a stationary front across southern Virginia on the morning of the 3rd lifting north as a warm front into the afternoon. Meanwhile, a secondary surface low formed across southwestern Virginia in the morning and gradually drifted east through the afternoon along with a trailing cold front. This setup produced scattered severe storms including a tornado in the Northern Neck.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1172757. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.