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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
216 PM EST Sat Dec 26 2020



...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 12/24/2020 TORNADO EVENT...

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMS EF-1 TORNADO IN CITY OF SUFFOLK VA...

Start Location...Corinth Chapel Rd in City of Suffolk VA
End Location...Just west of the intersection of Corinth Chapel Rd
and Gates Rd in City of Suffolk VA
Date...December 24, 2020
Estimated Time...1121 PM to 1122 PM EST
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF1
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...90 mph
Maximum Path Width...150 yards
Path Length...0.3 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...36.5829/-76.8305
Ending Lat/Lon...36.5893/-76.8223
* Fatalities...NONE
* Injuries...NONE

...Summary...
A damage survey conducted by the NWS Wakefield office found a path
of storm damage consistent with an EF1 tornado, with peak winds
estimated to be around 90 mph. The damage began on the south side of 
Corinth Chapel Road in the far southwest portion of City of Suffolk VA 
and ended just west of the intersection of Corinth Chapel Road and
Gates Road in Suffolk. The tornado caused significant damage to at
least 1 home, uprooted and snapped off several large trees, and flipped
over a large pickup truck. The circulation that produced this tornado 
lifted off the ground after its end location and later produced a 2nd
tornado approximately 6 miles to the northeast in the vicinity of Dutch
Road in Suffolk VA. 


...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMS EF-1 TORNADO IN CITY OF SUFFOLK VA...

Start Location...Dutch Rd in southwest portion of City of Suffolk
End Location...Lummis Road in southwest portion of City of Suffolk
Date...December 24, 2020
Estimated Time...1128 PM to 1131 PM EST
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF1
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...95 to 100 mph
Maximum Path Width...200 yards
Path Length...2.2 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...36.6549/-76.7563
Ending Lat/Lon...36.6690/-76.7192
* Fatalities...NONE
* Injuries...NONE

...Summary...
A damage survey conducted by the NWS Wakefield office found a path
of storm damage consistent with an EF1 tornado, with peak winds
estimated to be 95 to 100 mph. The damage began on the south side of 
Dutch Road in the southwest portion of City of Suffolk VA and ended 
along Lummis Road just north of the intersection with Box Elder Road. 
This tornado caused significant damage to at least 6 homes along Dutch
Road, with shingles torn off roofs, and also damaged a large trailer.
Several large trees were uprooted along the damage path. This tornado 
was a part of the the same circulation that dropped a tornado about 7
minutes earlier approximately 6 miles to the southwest in the vicinity 
of Corinth Chapel Road in the far southwest portion of the City of 
Suffolk VA. 

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

* The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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