EF0 Tornado — Gloucester, Virginia

2025-03-05 · near Capahosic, Gloucester, Virginia

Event narrative

A waterspout moved onshore from the York River near Gloucester Institute in Gloucester County. Several large trees were downed on this property, a large propane tank was displaced several hundred feet, shingles were removed from a cottage, and a small pillar was shifted off the awning which it was supporting. The tornado quickly moved north northeast and lifted soon after crossing Allmondsville Road around 3:40 PM EST.

In addition to this, numerous trees were downed throughout

Gloucester County consistent with thunderstorm wind gusts

of 65 to 75 mph.

Wider weather episode

A deep trough over the Midwest and surface low near the Great Lakes brought a robust cold front into the Mid Atlantic region. A strongly-forced area of linear convection moved from west to east across portions of central into eastern Virginia. These storms mostly produced strong to severe straight line wind gusts but one waterspout moved ashore from the York River into Gloucester county, causing EF0 damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1243361. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.