EF1 tornado in Brunswick County, Virginia
Tornado April 28, 2008 · Brunswick County, Virginia
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Brunswick County → Greensville County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 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
A tornado touched down near Iron Bridge Road south of Lawrenceville, then continued northeast across Milas Dr., Western Mill Road, Belfield Road to Big Horn Road. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped off. One mobile home was destroyed, siding and sections of roof were ripped off of carports, and there was damage to siding and roofs of a few houses. Numerous trees were uprooted and twisted as the tornado continued over rural land to near Callaville. Tornadic damage continued into Greensville County.
The wider storm
Severe thunderstorms in advance of a cold front produced numerous tornadoes across central and eastern Virginia.
Began near Lawrenceville (36.7295, -77.8045).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
9 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 96944. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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