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EF1 Tornado — Dinwiddie, Virginia

2011-04-16 · near Dewitt, Dinwiddie, Virginia

Injuries

$1.5M

Property damage

7.0 mi

Path length

400 yds

Path width

Event narrative

Tornado path started on Doyle Road west of Glebe Road and then tracked east-northeast to the Five Forks area of Dinwiddie county. Hundreds of trees were either downed or snapped off. Numerous power lines were also downed, and there were several homes and outbuildings with minor to moderate damage. Most significant damage was on Patillo Road at Wooded Lane, and on Wilkinson Road near Shannon Drive.

Wider weather episode

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

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 303327. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.