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519 NOUS41 KAKQ 122156 PNSAKQ PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 455 PM EST SUN JAN 12 2014 ..TORNADO CONFIRMED WEST OF SMITHFIELD VA.. LOCATION...ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY VA...3.5 MILES NW OF SMITHFIELD DATE...JANUARY 11 2014 ESTIMATED TIME...3:32 PM TO 3:34 PM EST MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...75 TO 80 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...100 YARDS PATH LENGTH...1.4 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...37.0250N / 76.6377W ENDING LAT/LON...37.0354N / 76.6167W * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...0 * 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... AFTER REVIEW OF RADAR OBSERVATIONS AND A GROUND SURVEY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED A EF-0 TORNADO ACROSS FAR NORTHERN ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY...ABOUT 3.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF SMITHFIELD...SATURDAY AFTERNOON JANUARY 11 2014. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST NORTH OF RT 10...THEN CONTINUED NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE MOGARTS BEACH AREA. MANY TREES AND SOME POWER LINES WERE DOWN. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES AND VEHICLES. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND ABOUT 1.4 MILES BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE JAMES RIVER. && WRS