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Public Information Statement...Updated
National Weather Service Wakefield VA 
210 PM EDT SUN APR 02 2017

...TORNADO CONFIRMED SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK VA...

LOCATION...2 miles southeast of downtown Suffolk VA to
           Deep Creek area of Chesapeake VA
DATE...March 31 2017
ESTIMATED TIME...533 TO 557 PM
EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAX WIND SPEED...80 to 90 MPH
MAX PATH WIDTH...100 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...12.5 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...36.6826, -76.5701
ENDING LAT/LON...36.7192, -76.3526
FATALITIES...0
INJURIES...0

...SUMMARY...

NWS storm survey determined that an EF1 tornado touched down
along and just west of White Marsh Rd. about 2 miles southeast
of downtown Suffolk. A number of trees were downed or snapped
off, and one outbuilding was destroyed. The debris from that
outbuilding damaged the adjacent house. The tornado crossed
White Marsh Rd., where it entered the Great Dismal Swamp, and
was not longer visible. Based upon radar data, and the discovery
of minor tornado damage on the east edge of the Dismal Swamp in
the Deep Creek section of Chesapeake, the decision was made to
extend the tornado track to connect the Suffolk damage to the
Deep Creek damage. This brings the total tornado path to nearly
12.5 miles.

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