F0 tornado in Virginia Beach (c) County, Virginia

Tornado July 24, 2000 · Virginia Beach (c) County, Virginia

Rating

0.2 mi

Path length

20 yd

Path width

$20K

Damage as recorded

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F0 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F0 meant light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken; the scale paired it with winds of 40–72 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A waterspout that formed over Back Bay came ashore at Campbell Landing Road and destroyed a 20 by 30 foot outbuilding before dissipating. Many trees were blown down and camper shells and lawn furniture were tossed across the neighborhood.

Began near Back Bay (36.6500, -76.0333).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5155276. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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