Tornado Reports
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| 17:27Z | EF1 | KTBW | FL | Manatee | Oak Knoll | The tornado impacted mainly rural areas of Manatee County. Numerous pictures of a line of snapped trees along the path were received. No storm survey was conducted due to the very rural located. Strength estimated off of tree damage pictures. |
| 17:45Z | EF0 | KTBW | FL | Hillsborough | Fort Lonesome | A brief tornado moved through an open field near the Mosaic Phosphate Facility near Fort Lonesome. |
| 17:45Z | EF1 | KFCX | VA | Patrick | Ararat | This tornado occurred in the Ararat area of Patrick County. The tornado touched down near the end of epperson lane and continued across Ararat Highway where about a half-dozen homes had minor roof damage. The tornado proceeded across pond road where a mobile home was blown off its foundation and further tree damage occurred. ||The tornado was on the ground for less than 2 miles but at its peak was half a mile wide. Patrick County Emergency Management said that a total of 22 homes were damaged and one completely destroyed. Several outbuildings and hundreds of trees were blown down by the storm. No injuries were reported. |
| 17:57Z | EF0 | KRAX | NC | Duplin | Warsaw | A NWS survey team found extensive tree damage across portions of the Warsaw area indicating an EF-0 tornado with 80 mph winds. |
| 18:10Z | EF0 | KRAX | NC | Wayne | Seven Spgs | The National Weather Service in Raleigh, NC has confirmed a brief tornado touchdown several miles west southwest of Seven Springs in southeast Wayne County. The tornado began on Camp Jubilee Road between Pineview Cemetery Road and Indian Springs Road, where numerous trees were downed and branches snapped. The tornado proceeded northeast through open fields before damaging a turkey barn and several mobile homes on the southern side of Sanderson Road. The tornado then destroyed a shed and a fence as it progressed north of Sanderson Road, plastering|insulation onto the walls of several structures on either side of the road. |
| 18:13Z | EF1 | KRAX | NC | Duplin | Beautancus | A NWS Storm survey team assessed an EF1 tornado with 8 power poles snapped and a roof blow off a single wide mobile home on Garner Chapel Road about 8 miles east of Calypso. |
| 18:15Z | EF0 | KTBW | FL | Charlotte | Murdock | An NWS Storm Survey found EF-0 Tornado Damage in Murdock. Damage mainly consisted of downed tress, damage light posts and blown out Windows. Winds were estimated to be around 65 mph. A Charlotte County Sheriffs deputy observed the tornado and it was also seen on video from the county administration building nearby. |
| 18:22Z | EF1 | KTBW | FL | Charlotte | Charlotte Harbor | A NWS Storm Survey found EF-1 tornado damage with winds estimated near 100 mph. 108 homes were affected with most of the damage limited to roofs and pool cages. However, 11 sustained major damage and were deemed uninhabitable by the county, one of which was destroyed. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped with at least 8 different vehicles picked up and moved. |
| 19:31Z | EF1 | KAKQ | VA | Sussex | Newville | NWS storm survey concluded that an EF1 tornado occurred near Waverly. The tornado began a few miles south southwest of Waverly, moved fast through the town of Waverly, then ended about five miles north northeast of Waverly in Surry county. Maximum winds were between 100 and 110 mph. Numerous trees were downed, with two mobile homes destroyed and several homes and businesses damaged. |
| 19:38Z | EF1 | KAKQ | VA | Surry | Barham | Tornado tracked from Sussex county into Surry county before lifting. Several trees were down, but no structural damage was observed. |
| 19:54Z | EF0 | KAKQ | NC | Bertie | Colerain | A very weak EF0 tornado moved across a nearly one half mile area on the east side of Colerain. Several trees were damaged, with one large limb falling through the roof of a shed. In addition, a small outbuilding was blown over. |
| 20:16Z | EF0 | KCAE | SC | Chesterfield | Patrick | Survey indicated that an EF0 tornado briefly touched down three separate times between the towns of Patrick and Cheraw along Highway 1. The tornado damaged several trees along with one topped tree. There was no structural damage or injuries. |
| 20:27Z | EF0 | KFCX | VA | Campbell | Mike | The tornado touched down in Campbell County, downing several trees. It only remained in the county for a brief time before passing into Appomattox County where it strengthened to an EF-3. |
| 20:28Z | EF3 | KFCX | VA | Appomattox | Spring Mills | A tornado touched down just outside Appomattox county in Campbell county, then traveled 16 miles northeast across Appomattox county. At its peak, this tornado reached EF-3 intensity, which was the first EF-3 tornado or stronger in the month of February in the NWS Blacksburg forecast area. For Appomattox County, this was only the third tornado on record since 1950, and the only tornado rated EF-3 or higher.||The tornado passed just southeast of the town of Appomattox, impacting the community of Evergreen before lifting near Holiday Lake State Park. The fatality and all the injuries occurred in Evergreen, when the tornado was at its greatest intensity.||Thirty structures were completely destroyed and 160 others were damaged, mostly in the Evergreen area. There were also 7 injuries and 1 fatality from this tornado. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. |
| 21:00Z | EF1 | KRAX | NC | Durham | Huckleberry Spg | The National Weather Service in Raleigh, NC has confirmed a brief tornado touchdown 5 miles northwest of downtown Durham in Durham County North Carolina. The touchdown occurred in a dense forest area near the intersection of Hillandale Road and Rose of Sharon Road. In this area, tree damage was extensive, mainly consisting of snapped trees. |
| 21:10Z | EF0 | KLWX | VA | Fluvanna | Fork Union | An EF0 tornado with winds estimated between 75 and 85 mph affected southeast Fluvanna county. The tornado path was about 4.5 miles in length beginning near Winnsville Drive and Tepee Town Road. It extended north northeast across Thessalonia Road and finally lifted after crossing Highway US 15, James Madison Highway, just north of Carys Creek Road. Numerous large trees were uprooted, and several houses received damage to shingles, siding and gutters. A few homes were damaged as trees fell on the homes. Also, one small outbuilding was destroyed near a home along Highway 15. |
| 21:32Z | EF2 | KRAX | NC | Granville | Huntsboro | The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched|down in eastern Granville County and continued into western Vance|County. The tornado initially touched down at location along Salem|Road, about 3.7 miles northeast of Oxford. The tornado then|traveled northeast passing by and just to the north of the|Henderson-Oxford Airport. The tornado then crossed into Vance|County and continued for another 2.5 miles. The total path length was|approximately 5 miles.||The damage along this path consisted of several stands of|softwood trees snapped and blown down, several outbuildings blown|down and/or destroyed, several cars and storage trailers uplifted|and carried up to 50 yards away, and seven homes that were|damaged, including one that was destroyed (roof and two exterior|walls blown away). The degree of damage along most of the path|suggested 95 to 110 mph wind speeds (EF-1), with a small segment|of the path having more intense damage which suggested top wind|speeds of 125 mph (EF-2). |
| 21:35Z | EF2 | KRAX | NC | Vance | Dexter | The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched|down in eastern Granville County and continued into western Vance|County. Once the tornado crossed into Vance County, it continued for another 2.5 miles. The total path length was approximately 5 miles.||The damage along this path consisted of several stands of|softwood trees snapped and blown down, several outbuildings blown|down and/or destroyed, several cars and storage trailers uplifted|and carried up to 50 yards away, and seven homes that were|damaged, including one that was destroyed (roof and two exterior|walls blown away). The degree of damage along most of the path|suggested 95 to 110 mph wind speeds (EF-1), with a small segment|of the path having more intense damage which suggested top wind|speeds of 125 mph (EF-2). |
| 21:48Z | EF1 | KRAX | VA | Mecklenburg | Redlawn | NWS storm survey found EF1 tornado damage along a path from the North Carolina Virginia line near Keats Point northeast through Palmer Point Recreation area, then to a point about five miles west of Bracey. Numerous trees were downed or snapped, minor roof damage occurred to a few homes, minor structural damage occurred to one home and a shed, and one home was moved off its foundation. |
| 23:34Z | EF1 | KAKQ | VA | King And Queen | Bruington | Tornado initially touched down along Homlestown Road, then moved along Bruington Road where a home was destroyed and others were damaged just west of Millers Tavern. The tornado then crossed Highway 360 and moved into Essex county. |
| 23:37Z | EF3 | KAKQ | VA | Essex | Howertons | Tornado tracked from King and Queen county into Essex county as an intensifying, high end EF1 severely damaging several homes along Dunbrook Road. The tornado continued to intensify crossing Perkins Road as an EF2 before hitting Kino Road as an EF3 tornado. Along Kino Road, all the homes in the path including three modular homes, two double wide mobile homes and one single wide mobile home were completely destroyed with most of the debris carried away. Tree damage was severe and winds were estimated at 140 to 150 mph based on damage. Everyone impacted by the tornado along Kino Road suffered injuries, some life threatening. After leaving the Kino Road area, the tornado crossed Scotts Mill Road just west of Tappahannock as a high end EF2 tornado causing severe tree damage, severely damaging numerous homes and causing the collapse of several garages and outbuildings. The tornado passed just west of downtown Tappahannock, crossing Highway 17 as an EF1 tornado and severely damaging homes on Tuckaway Lane and Highway 17. The tornado then crossed the Rappahannock River and into Richmond county. |
| 23:47Z | EF2 | KAKQ | VA | Richmond | Havelock | Tornado crossed the Rappahannock River from Essex county into Richmond county. The tornado struck Naylors Beach as an EF2 tornado removing significant portions of the upper floor of one two story home and destroying several other smaller homes. At this point, the tornado was 300 yards wide with winds around 120 mph. The tornado then crossed Newland Road, weakening slightly to low end EF1 with winds around 90 mph and continuing to Tallent Town Road and Piney Grove Road. The tornado then tracked into Westmoreland county. |
| 23:57Z | EF1 | KAKQ | VA | Westmoreland | Nomini Grove | Tornado re-intensified as it moved from Richmond county into Westmoreland county, crossing Kings Highway (Route 3) west of Naomi Grove as a high end EF1 tornado. Tornadic winds increased to 100 mph, severely damaging two homes and destroying a mobile home along Kings Highway. The tornado continued to Cople Highway near Mount Holly, severely damaging numerous homes. After crossing Nomini Creek, the tornado crossed Bushfield Road damaging several homes. The tornado then continued northeast along Mount Holly Road, uprooting and snapping trees before moving into the Potomac River. |
| 00:12Z | EF0 | KLWX | MD | St. Mary's | White Pt Beach | The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast|Office has confirmed a tornado struck the St. Mary���s County|shoreline just south of Beauvue on Tuesday, February 24, 2016.||A National Weather Service ground survey along with radar|analysis concluded the Tappahannock, Virginia tornado, which|created a 30 mile path of damage across the middle peninsula and|northern neck of Virginia crossed the Potomac and traveled a|mile into St. Mary���s County, Maryland before dissipating. The|tornado was small in Maryland. Most of its 6.5 mile path in|Maryland was over the Potomac River. However once it moved|ashore, it produced damage along a 1.1 mile path that was|oriented southwest to northeast across Hampton Road. The National|Weather Service has classified this tornado as an EF-0. Peak winds|were estimated at 65 mph.||The tornado���s path width was approximately 75 yards. The damage path|consisted of two large trees uprooted on private property in the|20500 block of Hampton Road, two cedar trees sheared in half along|Hampton road and a tree down in the 20700 block of Hampton Road.||The damage coincided with a tornadic signature on NWS and FAA|Doppler Radars. Areas farther north, just east of Leonardtown |were inspected but no additional tornadic damage was found. |
| 00:20Z | EF1 | KBGM | PA | Bradford | Limehill | Around 7:20 PM EST, a tornado touched down just south of Route 6, a few miles north of Wyalusing in Bradford County Pennsylvania. The EF1 tornado tracked across Route 6 and lifted. Most of the damage produced by the torndao were, and a couple homes had roof damage. A garage was also heavily damaged. The estimated maximum wind speed for this tornado was 100 mph. |
| 00:38Z | EF2 | KDOX | PA | Lancaster | Gap | A survey team from the National Weather Service in State College confirmed an EF-2 tornado near White Horse in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County on February 24, 2016. The tornado touched down one-half mile southwest of the intersection of Amish Road and Spring Garden Road then travelled to the northeast at a speed of around 50 mph, staying on the ground for 7 minutes. An estimated 50 buildings sustained damage along the path of the tornado. Two large farm outbuildings and one two-story residence sustained major roof damage near the intersection of Amish Road and Spring Garden Road. This marked the transition of the tornado from EF-1 to EF-2. A van with several passengers travelling west on Spring Garden Road near the same intersection was blown about 10 feet to the north of the road into a field. Approximately one-half mile to the northeast along Millwood Road, additional EF-2 damage occurred as roofs were blown off several farm outbuildings, barns and one two-story residence. A pine tree located in the front yard of this house was stripped of most of its branches and foliage, with only a few larger bare limbs remaining. A wooden barn behind the residence was completely destroyed with substantial debris carried several hundred yards to the northeast across a field. Mid-to-high end EF-1 damage to roofs was noted to several farm buildings and homes along the east-west portion of Millwood Road and along Old Philadelphia Pike near School Lane Road. A significant amount of debris in the form of crumpled sheet metal from roofs was scattered across fields adjacent to Meeting House Road to the north of Old Philadelphia Pike. A second area of concentrated EF-2 damage was noted near the intersection of Seldomridge Road and Cambridge Road. The tornado knocked over several large granite tombstones in a cemetery, then stripped about one-quarter of the roof off a large building where more than 100 people were attending an auction. The final location of EF-2 damage was noted along Kauffroth Road just a few hundred yards to the north of the intersection with Seldomridge Road. It was here where a large one-room metal amish school was completely destroyed and blown about 100 yards uphill into a field. The tornado began to weaken from this point with the final EF-1 damage noted near the intersection of Gault Road and Rosehill Drive, where significant damage occurred to roofs and siding on several homes and sheds. Numerous softwood trees were also uprooted at the end of the tornado path about 100 yards to the north of Thistle drive. The tornado was rated as a high-end EF-2, with peak winds estimated at 125 mph. There were no injuries or fatalities. |
| 01:25Z | EF0 | KAKQ | VA | Middlesex | Morattico | Tornado began as an EF0 near a Boy Scout Camp in Middlesex county. It then crossed the Rappahannock River into Lancaster county where it intensified to an EF1. |
| 01:29Z | EF1 | KAKQ | VA | Lancaster | Morattico | The tornado that began as an EF0 in Middlesex county, intensified briefly to an EF1 in the Norwood Church Road area near Flagstaff Road in Lancaster county. In this area, a brick wall on a garage was flattened, the roof was ripped off a house, and an outbuilding was destroyed. Numerous large trees were snapped including two foot diameter pine trees. The tornado continued north and northeast for a short distance before lifting. |
| 01:35Z | EF1 | KAKQ | VA | Middlesex | Warner | NWS storm survey concluded that an EF1 tornado with winds estimated around 100 mph affected Middlesex county near Remlik. The tornado destroyed a house on Reed Road, tore off the second story of a barn in Hampstead Farms, and tore off the roof of another barn in Corbin Farms. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).