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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
800 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012

...ACCOMACK COUNTY TORNADO SURVEY RESULTS...

LOCATION...2 MILES EAST OF ONLY IN ACCOMACK COUNTY VIRGINIA
DATE...JULY 14 2012
ESTIMATED TIME...1:08 PM TO 1:13 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 TO 75 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 TO 100 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.6 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...37.6864N /-75.6668W
ENDING LAT/LON...37.6794N / -75.6728W
* FATALITIES...NONE
* INJURIES...NONE

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA HAS FINALIZED THE 
TORNADO PATH AND INTENSITY FOR THE ACCOMACK COUNTY VIRGINIA TORNADO 
WHICH OCCURRED LAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON...JULY 14 2012. AN AERIAL 
SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE WAS CONDUCTED BY ACCOMACK EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND A GROUND SURVEY WAS PERFORMED BY THE NWS 
TODAY.

A SLOW MOVING EF0 TORNADO...WITH MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS IN THE 70 TO 75 
MPH RANGE...MADE A SHORT NARROW PATH THROUGH RURAL PORTIONS OF 
ACCOMACK COUNTY...JUST EAST OF ONLEY...BETWEEN 1:08 PM AND 1:13 PM 
LAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE TORNADO FIRST TOUCHED DOWN IN A SMALL 
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF CUSTIS 
NECK RD. AND DRUMMONDTOWN RD. NUMEROUS TREES WERE DAMAGED OR 
BROUGHT DOWN BY THE TORNADO...WITH ONE TREE FALLING ON AN UNOCCUPIED 
VEHICLE. THE TORNADO THEN CONTINUED SLOWLY SOUTHWEST THROUGH A 
WOODED AREA...WITH THE LAST VISIBLE TREE DAMAGE SEEN JUST SOUTHWEST 
OF ACCOWMACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/AKQ.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

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