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EF2 Tornado — Richmond, Virginia

2016-02-24 · near Havelock, Richmond, Virginia

$3.3M

Property damage

7.5 mi

Path length

300 yds

Path width

Event narrative

Tornado crossed the Rappahannock River from Essex county into Richmond county. The tornado struck Naylors Beach as an EF2 tornado removing significant portions of the upper floor of one two story home and destroying several other smaller homes. At this point, the tornado was 300 yards wide with winds around 120 mph. The tornado then crossed Newland Road, weakening slightly to low end EF1 with winds around 90 mph and continuing to Tallent Town Road and Piney Grove Road. The tornado then tracked into Westmoreland county.

Wider weather episode

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

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 621872. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.