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EF1 tornado in Prince George County, Virginia
Tornado April 19, 2019 · Prince George County, Virginia
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Sussex County → Prince George County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 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
The tornado touched down near Fireside Drive in Disputanta causing some downed trees and a car port to be blown over, consistent with EF0 damage. The tornado continued moving north northeast across Webb Road and then Lebanon Road, Cedar Lane and Pole Run Road. Many trees were snapped or uprooted and numerous sheds and outbuildings received significant damage or were destroyed between Lebanon Road and Pole Run Road. This area was where the EF1 damage occurred. The tornado lifted north of Pole Run Road before Route 10. There was additional tree damage along Hines Road just north of Newville.
The wider storm
Scattered severe thunderstorms in advance of low pressure and its associated cold front produced damaging winds and numerous tornadoes across portions of central and eastern Virginia.
Began near Disputanta (37.1100, -77.2000).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
11 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 821956. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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