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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
151 PM EDT Sat Aug 10 2024

...NWS Damage Surveys for 8/8/24 Tornado Event Update 1...

.Update 1...
NWS survey teams confirmed another tornado in Stafford County on
August 8 as the remnants of Debby moved across the area. This
brings the total tornado count from this event to three.

.Overview...The remnants of Hurricane Debby passed over the Mid 
Atlantic, spawning tornadoes in northern and eastern Virginia as
well as eastern West Virginia panhandle.

.Glendie VA Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/:	150 yards 
Fatalities:				0 
Injuries:				0

Start Date:             August 08 2024
.Glendie VA Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/:  150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             August 08 2024
Start Time:             7:49 PM EDT
Start Location:         1 NW Glendie / Stafford County / VA
Start Lat/Lon:          38.4097 / -77.5131

End Date:               August 08 2024
End Time:               8:01 PM EDT
End Location:           1 W Heflin / Stafford County / VA
End Lat/Lon:            38.4883 / -77.5925

Survey Summary: National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington
Weather Forecast Office staff conducted a ground survey of storm
damage in western Stafford County that occurred on Thursday 
evening, August 8, 2024. NWS Doppler Radar in Sterling, Virginia 
showed a rotating severe thunderstorm that produced a tornado 
just before 8pm August 8, 2024.

The tornado touched down one mile northwest of Glendie, Virginia
in the vicinity of Kellogg Mill Road and Mt. Olive Road around 
7:49 PM EDT. Multiple large trees were snapped at the trunk and 
uprooted, leading to the closure of Mt. Olive Road for a period of 
time Thursday evening. The tornado continued northwest toward the
Saratoga Woods And Manor Woods Estates subdivision. Multiple 
medium to large trees were uprooted, branches sheared off, or 
otherwise damaged along Arden Lane and Mt. Olive Road.

The tornado traveled toward the Poplar Manor subdivision
along Stony Hill Road. One tree was snapped and uprooted along 
Stately Avenue with another smaller tree and branches sheared off 
toward the back end of Poplar Avenue. This damage coincides with 
tightening rotation that was indicated on the KLWX radar around 
7:55 PM EDT.

By 7:57 PM, radar picked up a tornado debris signature as the 
storm moved northwest along Potomac Run toward Hartwood Road. 
Several medium to large trees were uprooted, branches sheared off,
or otherwise damaged between the 1600 block of Hartwood Road and 
Park Farm Lane. One tree fell onto a structure in this location, 
but no other structural damage nor casualties were reported.

The tornado continued to strengthen as it continued north-
northwest toward the Sullivan Estates subdivision a half mile west 
of Heflin, VA. This is where the most noteworthy damage as found 
which coincides with the strongest tornado debris signature on 
radar between 7:58 PM EDT and 8:00 PM EDT. Several medium to large
trees were uprooted, branches sheared off, or otherwise damaged 
in this area. The worst damage was back along the 300 block of 
Kingdom Drive where multiple large trees were either snapped mid way 
or uprooted in a convergent pattern, including one tree that fell 
onto a residence and damaged both the roof and garage. Luckily no 
injuries were reported although damage was observed to both the 
roof and garage of the structure.

Additional small to medium sized trees were uprooted or snapped
along the 100 block of Castlebar and Ireland Drive. This is 
where the tornado debris signature weakened. The tornado lifted
near the intersection of Castlebar Drive and Ireland Drive.

The National Weather Service would like to thank the citizens of
western Stafford County, VA for their help and support in
conducting this survey, and providing storm damage reports to 
the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service would 
also like to thank the Stafford County Office of Emergency 
Management for their assistance in this survey.

.Willisville VA Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.7 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             August 08 2024 
Start Time:             9:19 PM EDT 
Start Location:         1 N Willisville / Loudoun County / VA 
Start Lat/Lon:          39.0202 / -77.8310

End Date:               August 08 2024
End Time:               9:30 PM EDT 
End Location:           5 SW Bluemont / Clarke County / VA
End Lat/Lon:            39.0662 / -77.8970

Survey Summary: National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington 
Weather Forecast Office staff conducted a ground survey of storm 
damage in western Loudoun County, VA, into far eastern Clarke 
County, VA, that occurred on Thursday evening, August 8, 2024.
NWS
Doppler Radar in Sterling, Virginia showed a rotating severe 
thunderstorm that developed a tornado. 

The tornado touched down north of Willisville where scattered
tree 
damage in the form of downed and sheared off branches were
observed. 
The tornado traveled west-northwest through the fields of horse 
farms along Foxlease Lane before producing additional tree damage
along Newstead Lane. Several dozen trees were uprooted, branches 
sheared off, or otherwise damaged in this area. No damage to 
buildings or barns was noted. The tornado then continued moving
west-
northwest into rural farmland with sporadic tree damage.

By the time the tornado approached Trappe Road, the damage became
more concentrated. Considerable tree damage was observed to the 
farmsteads east and west Trappe Road. Multiple tree lines had
trees 
sheared off at the top. The most widespread damage was to wooded 
areas along the eastern facing slopes of the Blue Ridge. The 
hillside had approximately a hundred yard wide stretch of damage 
moving the entire way up the ridge. In this area, several
hundreds 
of trees were visibly sheared at the top, uprooted, or otherwised
damaged. The resulting downed trees were laying in every
direction.

As the tornado continued further west towards the top of the Blue
Ridge, additional tree damage was observed in the vicinity of
Blue 
Ridge Mountain Road and Morgans Mill Road where approximately two
dozen trees were uprooted and others sustained branch damage. The
tornado then disipated as it moved westward into Clarke County,
VA.

The National Weather Service would like to thank the citizens of 
western Loudoun County, VA and eastern Clarke County, VA for
their 
help and support in conducting this survey, and providing storm 
damage reports to the National Weather Service. The National
Weather 
Service would also like to thank the Loudoun County Office of 
Emergency Management and Clarke County Fire, EMS, and Emergency 
Management Department.

.Hedgesville WV Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.3 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             August 8 2024
Start Time:             11:50 PM EDT
Start Location:         Hedgesville / Berekely County / WV|
Start Lat/Lon:          39.551 / -78.111

End Date:               August 8 2024
End Time:               11:51 PM EDT
End Location:           Hedgesville / Berkeley County / WV
End Lat/Lon:            39.554 / -78.113

Survey Summary: Berkeley County WV Emergency Management and the 
National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Forecast Office 
conducted a survey of storm damage that occurred near Hedgesville
in Berkeley County West Virginia on Thursday night, August 08, 
2024.

NWS Doppler Weather Radar in Sterling, Virginia showed a rotating
thunderstorm that developed a tornado based on this survey. The 
damage was first noticed at 11:50 PM EDT around at the
intersection 
of Wampum Lane and Lodge Road where a large tree was uprooted and
branches were snapped. The tornado continued on a path to the 
northeast where most of the damage was concentrated on Brumbaugh 
Lane at 11:51 PM EDT. Several trees were uprooted and a few trees
were snapped about midway up. Numerous large branches were down 
across the area as well. The direction of the damage appeared to
be 
chaotic. Brumbaugh Lane was the last location where appreciable
wind 
damage was noted. 

The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Forecast Office
would like to thank the Berekely County Office of Emergency 
Management for providing helpful information and assisting in the
survey today.

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

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

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

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