EF0 tornado in Fluvanna County, Virginia
Tornado February 24, 2016 · Fluvanna County, Virginia
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 350 yards (0.20 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
An EF0 tornado with winds estimated between 75 and 85 mph affected southeast Fluvanna county. The tornado path was about 4.5 miles in length beginning near Winnsville Drive and Tepee Town Road. It extended north northeast across Thessalonia Road and finally lifted after crossing Highway US 15, James Madison Highway, just north of Carys Creek Road. Numerous large trees were uprooted, and several houses received damage to shingles, siding and gutters. A few homes were damaged as trees fell on the homes. Also, one small outbuilding was destroyed near a home along Highway 15.
The wider storm
Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced damaging winds, large hail, and six tornadoes across portions of central and eastern Virginia.
Began near Fork Union (37.7597, -78.2912).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 621806. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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