List of United States tornadoes in October 2010
This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service in the United States in October 2010.
United States yearly total
EFU | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Total |
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0 | 769 | 341 | 127 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 1282 |
October
EFU | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Total |
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0 | 61 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
Note: 3 tornadoes were confirmed in the final totals, but do not have a listed rating.
October 6 event
List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 | ||||||
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Arizona | ||||||
EF1 | NE of Clint's Well | Coconino | 34.61°N 111.25°W | 0858 | 14 miles (23 km) | Many trees were knocked down with several forest roads blocked. |
EF2 | Bellemont area (1st tornado) | Coconino | 35.23°N 111.82°W | 1153 | 34 miles (55 km) | Long track tornado with severe damage in the community. Over 100 houses and several businesses were damaged, including at least 21 houses that were destroyed. Massive tree damage was also reported with campers isolated as a result. Seven people were injured. |
EF2 | Bellemont area (2nd tornado) | Coconino | 35.25°N 111.79°W | 1254 | 32 miles (51 km) | Long track, large wedge tornado derailed a train and damaged 28 rail cars. Forest damage was severe and many roads were blocked. Power poles were also snapped. |
EF2 | S of Bellemont | Coconino | 34.95°N 111.91°W | 1350 | 19 miles (31 km) | Tornado remained in forested areas with severe tree damage. |
EF2 | WSW of Kachina | Coconino | 34.97°N 111.87°W | 1610 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Significant tree damage in the area. |
EF0 | SE of Bumble Bee | Yavapai | 34.13°N 112.04°W | 1730 | 7 miles (11 km) | Tornado remained over grasslands east of Interstate 17. |
EF0 | S of Munds Park | Coconino | 34.91°N 111.64°W | 1905 | 17 miles (27 km) | Tornado visually observed in several locations with minimal damage. Houses sustained damage to windows and siding. |
EF3 | SE of Tuba City | Coconino | 35.92°N 111.00°W | 1905 | unknown | Three metal transmission towers were destroyed - one of which was flattened - in a remote area on the Navajo Nation. Tornado otherwise remained over remote wilderness. |
Utah | ||||||
EF0 | WSW of Canyonlands National Park | Wayne | 38.28°N 110.28°W | 2000 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | About 30 juniper trees were snapped or uprooted in a remote forested area. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 10/06/10, NWS Flagstaff, NCDC Storm Data |
October 7 event
List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, October 7, 2010 | ||||||
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Idaho | ||||||
EF0 | SW of Ferdinand | Idaho | 46.12°N 116.42°W | 2320 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Brief rope tornado damaged a barn and moved topsoil around. |
EF0 | SW of Harris Siding | Lewis | 46.18°N 116.36°W | 2341 | unknown | Brief tornado touchdown with no damage. |
Sources: NCDC Storm Data |
October 18 event
List of reported tornadoes - Monday, October 18, 2010 | ||||||
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Arizona | ||||||
EF0 | E of Kingman | Mohave | 35.20°N 113.96°W | 2343 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A few houses sustained minor damage. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 10/18/10, NCDC Storm Data |
October 21 event
List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, October 21, 2010 | ||||||
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Texas | ||||||
EF0 | SW of Rankin | Upton | 31.20°N 101.96°W | 2248 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Intermittent tornado touchdowns over open country. |
Arizona | ||||||
EF0 | NNE of Cottonwood | Apache | 36.15°N 109.84°W | 2334 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Damage limited to trees and bushes. |
New Mexico | ||||||
EF0 | N of Roswell | Chaves | 33.62°N 104.63°W | 2347 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Tornado videotaped by public but remained over open country. |
EF0 | WNW of Acme | Chaves | 33.66°N 104.57°W | 0003 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Tornado videotaped by public but remained over open country. |
Sources: NCDC Storm Data |
October 23 event
List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, October 23, 2010 | ||||||
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Texas | ||||||
EF0 | Fort Worth | Tarrant | 32.75°N 97.34°W | 1755 | unknown | Brief tornado with damage to roofs and fences. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 10/23/10, NCDC Storm Data |
October 24 event
List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, October 24, 2010 | ||||||
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Texas | ||||||
EF0 | N of Daingerfield | Morris, Cass | 33.07°N 94.72°W | 2030 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Damage limited to a few trees. |
EF2 | Rice area | Navarro | 32.23°N 96.50°W | 2243 | 7 miles (11 km) | Five houses were destroyed and three others were damaged. A high school was also heavily damaged and railroad cars were thrown in a small freight classification yard. Four people were injured. |
EF0 | SW of Lone Oak | Hunt | 33.00°N 95.93°W | 2300 | 200 yards (180 m) | Brief tornado damaged 10 houses in a residential subdivision. |
EF0 | N of Mount Vernon | Franklin | 33.19°N 95.23°W | 2315 | 0.25 miles (400 m) | Brief tornado with minor tree damage. |
EF0 | N of Mount Pleasant | Titus, Morris | 33.21°N 94.98°W | 2347 | 0.75 miles (1.21 km) | Damage limited to a few trees. |
EF0 | E of Golden | Wood | 32.74°N 95.54°W | 2354 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Damage limited to trees which were snapped or uprooted. |
Arkansas | ||||||
EF0 | W of Crystal Valley | Pulaski | 34.70°N 92.44°W | 2158 | 0.77 miles (1.24 km) | A barn lost its roof, and some trees were damaged. |
Oregon | ||||||
EF0 | SSE of Port Orford | Curry | 42.67°N 124.46°W | 0020 | unknown | Brief waterspout posted on a blog and confirmed. |
Alabama | ||||||
EF1 | SE of Elsanor | Baldwin | 30.54°N 87.55°W | 0210 | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) | A poorly-anchored mobile home and a metal shed were destroyed and a brick house sustained minor damage. One person sustained minor injuries. |
Michigan | ||||||
EF0 | WNW of Coloma | Berrien | 42.20°N 86.34°W | 0250 | 0.1 miles (160 m) | Brief tornado with minor damage to two houses and a roof blown off a barn. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 10/24/10, NWS Fort Worth, NWS Shreveport, NWS Mobile, NWS Little Rock, NCDC Storm Data |
October 25 event
List of reported tornadoes - Monday, October 25, 2010 | ||||||
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Tennessee | ||||||
EF1 | SE of Pleasant Hill | Moore | 35.29°N 86.32°W | 0540 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Several houses were damaged and a hay barn was destroyed. Some of the damage was from fallen trees. |
EF0 | Harrison | Hamilton | 35.29°N 86.32°W | 1000 | 0.1 miles (160 m) | Brief tornado with minor damage to a church and a few trees twisted and snapped. |
Alabama | ||||||
EF1 | S of Haleyville | Winston | 34.18°N 87.60°W | 0705 | 12.1 miles (19.5 km) | A large barn and a shed were destroyed and three houses were damaged. Extensive tree damage along the path. |
EF0 | Arab | Marshall | 34.34°N 86.50°W | 0823 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Minor damage to a house and significant damage to an outbuilding. Numerous trees were snapped. |
EF0 | W of Dutton | Marshall | 34.58°N 85.96°W | 0852 | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) | A trailer was overturned and a small shed was destroyed. One house also sustained minor damage. |
EF2 | Ider area | Jackson, DeKalb, Dade (GA) | 30.67°N 88.14°W | 0902 | 20 miles (32 km) | Major damage to several houses and barns, including one house which was nearly destroyed. Hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped along the path. Two people were injured. |
EF1 | Rosalie area | Jackson, DeKalb | 30.67°N 88.14°W | 0905 | 12 miles (19 km) | A house sustained minor damage and a trailer, a barn and farm outbuildings sustained significant damage. Many trees were snapped or uprooted. |
EF1 | Mobile | Mobile | 30.67°N 88.14°W | 1017 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Several houses and commercial buildings, including a shopping center, were damaged. |
Georgia | ||||||
EF0 | NNE of Keith | Catoosa | 34.95°N 85.03°W | 0920 | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | Two houses, a barn and two chicken houses were damaged by the tornado, along with numerous trees. |
Idaho | ||||||
EF0 | E of Toledo | Lewis | 46.47°N 122.73°W | 0115 | 110 yards (100 m) | Brief weak rope tornado in a field with damage limited to tree branches. |
Sources: NWS Mobile, NWS Huntsville, NWS Birmingham, NWS Peachtree City, NCDC Storm Data |
October 26 event
List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, October 26, 2010 | ||||||
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Illinois | ||||||
EF1 | ESE of Ashton | Lee | 41.83°N 89.16°W | 1041 | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) | Several farm outbuildings were destroyed and a metal silo was punched inward. |
EF1 | NW of Elburn | Kane | 41.89°N 88.51°W | 1155 | 0.75 miles (1.21 km) | Two farm houses were damaged and a grain bin and two barns were destroyed. |
EF0 | NE of Maud | Wabash | 38.42°N 87.81°W | 1223 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Minor damage to a house, a barn and some trees. |
EF1 | NE of Allendale | Wabash | 38.51°N 87.69°W | 1229 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Several large trees and limbs were blown down. |
EF2 | E of Peotone | Will | 41.33°N 87.72°W | 1240 | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) | One house was severely damaged with the second level destroyed. Power poles were also damaged. Two people were injured. |
Wisconsin | ||||||
EF1 | Racine | Kenosha, Racine | 42.66°N 87.89°W | 1247 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | Two industrial buildings were heavily damaged and a barn and garage were destroyed. Trees and power poles were also knocked down. Two people were injured. |
Indiana | ||||||
EF0 | SE of Malden | Porter | 41.33°N 86.97°W | 1333 | 200 yards (180 m) | One outbuilding was damaged by this brief tornado. |
EF1 | Wanatah | LaPorte | 41.43°N 86.89°W | 1342 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | A garage and a shelter were heavily damaged and power poles were knocked down. The most severe damage was at the Hoosier Machinery Solutions industrial complex. |
EF0 | ENE of Kokomo | Howard | 40.49°N 86.08°W | 1350 | unknown | Several houses sustained damage, one of which had significant damage, by a brief tornado. |
EF0 | Wabash | Wabash | 40.82°N 85.84°W | 1418 | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) | Minor damage at a Walmart store and a vocational school. |
EF1 | W of Upland | Grant | 40.47°N 85.52°W | 1420 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A house and a hardware store were damaged and trees and gravestones were damaged in a cemetery. |
EF0 | SW of Luther | Huntington, Whitley | 41.00°N 85.60°W | 1421 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | One house sustained minor damage. A grain bin and several outbuildings were destroyed. |
EF0 | NW of Warrington | Hancock | 39.90°N 85.63°W | 1423 | unknown | Brief tornado damaged a house and destroyed a garage and outbuildings. |
EF1 | E of Bracken | Huntington | 40.94°N 85.62°W | 1431 | 0.6 miles (970 m) | A metal grain barn and several outbuildings were destroyed. |
EF0 | SW of Oswego | Kosciusko | 41.30°N 85.82°W | 1431 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Numerous houses in a subdivision sustained shingle damage. Corn was flattened and yard items were thrown, and a radio tower and power poles were bent. |
EF1 | NE of Peabody | Whitley | 41.11°N 85.47°W | 1442 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Numerous houses sustained minor damage, and several outbuildings were severely damaged. Numerous trees were also uprooted. |
EF1 | SW of Cuba | Allen | 41.15°N 84.98°W | 1502 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | Several barns were heavily damaged and a house sustained minor damage. Four train cars were blown off the tracks. |
EF0 | S of Grabill | Allen | 41.06°N 84.90°W | 1504 | 7 miles (11 km) | Numerous houses were damaged and barns destroyed. Trees and power poles were knocked down. |
EF0 | S of Bright | Dearborn | 39.20°N 84.86°W | 1604 | unknown | Brief tornado remained in an open field. |
Kentucky | ||||||
EF0 | NE of Graham | Muhlenberg | 37.26°N 87.26°W | 1427 | 200 yards (180 m) | Brief tornado with minor tree damage. |
EF1 | Hopkinsville area | Christian | 36.85°N 87.49°W | 1428 | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | A Food Lion store sustained roof damage, and a barn and two storage buildings were heavily damaged. |
EF0 | S of Pembroke | Christian | 36.75°N 87.36°W | 1452 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | A barn sustained minor damage and a few trees were snapped. |
EF0 | N of Trenton | Todd | 36.77°N 87.26°W | 1458 | 0.25 miles (400 m) | Brief tornado blew recreational equipment around a yard and damaged a barn. |
EF0 | SW of Mount Washington | Bullitt | 38.08°N 85.51°W | 1551 | 150 yards (140 m) | A concrete workshop was heavily damaged by this brief tornado. |
EF1 | SE of Bowling Green | Warren | 36.94°N 86.40°W | 1608 | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) | Intermittent tornado touchdown destroyed a barn, damaged a house and uprooted some trees. |
EF0 | SW of Milton | Trimble | 38.71°N 85.39°W | 1635 | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) | Minor damage to one house and trees and fences were damaged. |
EF1 | Middlesboro | Bell | 36.61°N 83.72°W | 2210 | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) | Several buildings and numerous trees were damaged in town. |
Ohio | ||||||
EF0 | NW of Convoy | Van Wert | 40.92°N 84.76°W | 1502 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | A barn lost its roof, a shed was destroyed and a camper and semi-trailer were blown down. |
EF1 | NW of Grover Hill | Van Wert, Paulding | 40.99°N 84.59°W | 1512 | 9.25 miles (14.89 km) | Numerous houses sustained minor damage. Two barns and a grain bin were destroyed and many trees were uprooted. |
EF1 | E of Oakwood | Paulding, Putnam | 41.08°N 84.34°W | 1529 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | A few houses sustained minor shingle damage and several barns and sheds were destroyed. |
EF1 | N of Eldorado | Preble, Darke | 39.91°N 84.69°W | 1540 | 4.35 miles (7.00 km) | Two houses sustained minor damage and barns and outbuildings sustained major damage. Several trees were uprooted. |
EF0 | SW of Cridersville | Auglaize | 40.67°N 84.11°W | 1548 | 65 yards (60 m) | Very brief tornado damaged a barn and a garage. |
EF2 | Cridersville area | Auglaize, Allen | 40.63°N 84.17°W | 1559 | 3.92 miles (6.31 km) | A house, a barn and a garage were destroyed and numerous other houses were damaged, some heavily. A brick gymnasium was also heavily damaged. |
EF0 | SE of Sabina | Clinton, Fayette | 39.44°N 83.64°W | 1720 | 3.95 miles (6.36 km) | Several barns were heavily damaged or destroyed. Two houses sustained minor damage. |
EF0 | E of Sabina | Fayette | 39.49°N 83.54°W | 1730 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | A large storage facility was heavily damaged and several sheds and outbuildings were also damaged. |
EF0 | SW of Commercial Point | Pickaway | 39.72°N 83.11°W | 1752 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | Several barns and outbuildings were heavily damaged or destroyed. |
EF0 | N of Groveport | Franklin | 39.87°N 82.87°W | 1805 | 100 yards (90 m) | Brief tornado destroyed two barns. |
EF0 | E of Pataskala | Licking | 40.00°N 82.53°W | 1827 | 0.5 miles (800 m) | Several houses were damaged and trees were snapped. |
Alabama | ||||||
EF1 | Hillsboro | Lawrence | 34.65°N 87.13°W | 1823 | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) | Several trees were uprooted. |
EF0 | Greenbrier | Limestone | 34.64°N 86.85°W | 2040 | 500 yards (460 m) | Brief tornado damaged a few small trees. |
EF1 | W of Geraldine | DeKalb | 34.35°N 86.07°W | 2303 | 4.25 miles (6.84 km) | One house sustained significant damage, along with a workshop, a boat and three vehicles. Trees were also snapped. |
EF0 | McVille | Marshall | 34.27°N 86.12°W | 2313 | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) | Minor damage to trees and a barn. |
EF1 | NE of Birmingham | Jefferson | 33.61°N 86.70°W | 0210 | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) | Three houses were heavily damaged and numerous others sustained minor damage. Dozens of trees were knocked down as well. One person was injured. |
Tennessee | ||||||
EF1 | N of Charleston | Bradley | 35.29°N 84.77°W | 1930 | unknown | A gas station and a convenience store were damaged by the brief tornado. |
EF1 | E of Greenback | Loudon | 35.67°N 84.14°W | 1955 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Two small outbuildings were destroyed and trees were twisted and snapped. |
EF0 | ESE of Guild | Marion | 35.02°N 84.43°W | 2225 | unknown | Damage limited to a few twisted trees. |
EF2 | Chattanooga | Hamilton | 35.11°N 85.18°W | 2250 | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) | Tornado touched down over Chickamauga Dam in the northeast part of Chattanooga. An apartment complex lost its roof and a cement plant was destroyed. Six people were injured. |
North Carolina | ||||||
EF2 | W of Vale | Lincoln, Catawba | 35.54°N 81.48°W | 2308 | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) | Several houses were destroyed and many others were damaged, some heavily. Barns and chicken houses were also heavily damaged and many trees were also snapped or uprooted. 11 people were injured, two of them seriously. |
EF2 | Claremont | Catawba | 35.71°N 81.16°W | 2344 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Several houses, businesses and a church sustained heavy damage. The most severe damage was in an industrial park where numerous industrial buildings were heavily damaged and a food processing plant was destroyed. Many trees were uprooted or snapped. |
EF0 | E of Columbus | Polk | 35.26°N 82.04°W | 0003 | 0.5 miles (800 m) | A few trees were snapped or knocked down, damaging a house in the process. |
EF0 | WSW of Forest City | Rutherford | 35.31°N 81.92°W | 0015 | 300 yards (270 m) | Brief tornado with minor damage to a house and significant damage to a garage. |
EF1 | King (1st tornado) | Stokes | 36.28°N 80.36°W | 0314 | 2.25 miles (3.62 km) | Numerous trees were snapped and a carport was heavily damaged. |
EF0 | SE of Terrell | Catawba, Iredell | 35.58°N 80.86°W | 0345 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Tornado touched down around Lake Norman with several lakefront houses damaged and boat docks destroyed, mostly from fallen trees. |
South Carolina | ||||||
EF0 | E of Brasstown | Oconee | 34.74°N 83.20°W | 2202 | 650 yards (590 m) | Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted in the Sumter National Forest. |
EF0 | NNE of Walhalla | Oconee | 34.82°N 83.04°W | 2216 | 1,300 yards (1,190 m) | A few trees were uprooted and one house sustained minor damage. |
EF0 | NW of Tigerville | Greenville | 35.08°N 82.48°W | 2317 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | Extensive tree damage with many snapped or uprooted, a few falling on houses. Boats were also damaged on Chinquapin Lake. |
Sources: NWS Chicago, NWS Northern Indiana, NWS Milwaukee, NWS Indianapolis, NWS Wilmington, OH, NWS Morristown, NWS Louisville, NWS Paducah, NWS Blacksburg, NWS Jackson, KY, NWS Huntsville, NWS Greenville/Spartanburg, NWS Birmignahm, NCDC Storm Data |
October 27 event
List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, October 27, 2010 | ||||||
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Virginia | ||||||
EF0 | Aiken Summit area | Henry, Pittsylvania | 36.61°N 79.72°W | 0414 | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) | Three houses sustained minor damage and five outbuildings were damaged. |
EF2 | NW of Virgilina | Halifax | 36.57°N 78.88°W | 0642 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | Several houses were damaged and barns and outbuildings were destroyed. Major and extensive tree damage with thousands of trees snapped or uprooted. |
EF0 | N of Skipwith | Mecklenburg | 36.76°N 78.49°W | 0700 | 1.25 miles (2.01 km) | A shed was damaged and numerous trees and power lines were knocked down. |
EF1 | Richmond area | Richmond (city), Henrico, Hanover | 37.55°N 77.50°W | 2100 | 11.5 miles (18.5 km) | Tornado developed on the north side of Richmond and tracked through the eastern suburbs. Many trees and power poles were knocked down, damaging over 100 houses in the process, a few severely. One person was injured. |
Georgia | ||||||
EF0 | ESE of Holly Springs | Cherokee | 34.15°N 84.45°W | 1945 | 0.75 miles (1.21 km) | Many trees were snapped, some of which fell on houses resulting in significant damage to 13 houses. Three cars and three outbuildings were destroyed as well by the fallen trees. |
North Carolina | ||||||
EF0 | Roxboro Lake | Person | 36.37°N 79.15°W | 1958 | 200 yards (180 m) | Damaged limited to a few trees. |
EF1 | Roxboro | Person | 36.39°N 78.95°W | 2013 | 0.5 miles (800 m) | Several mobile homes were damaged, one of them severely. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. |
EF1 | Carr | Orange | 36.19°N 79.22°W | 2130 | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | Two houses and a church sustained significant damage. Many trees were damaged. |
EF0 | E of Berea | Granville | 36.33°N 78.71°W | 2215 | 5.25 miles (8.45 km) | Several houses sustained minor damage and sheds and outbuildings were destroyed. |
EF0 | W of Middleburg | Vance | 36.38°N 78.38°W | 2250 | 2.75 miles (4.43 km) | A BP gas station and two houses sustained minor damage. Many trees were snapped and sheds and outbuildings were destroyed. |
EF1 | King (2nd tornado) | Stokes | 36.26°N 80.36°W | 2305 | 0.75 miles (1.21 km) | Second tornado hit King 20 hours after the first one. About 60 houses were damaged, some of which had roofs blown off. Numerous trees were snapped. |
Sources: NWS Wakefield #1, #2, NWS Blacksburg, NWS Raleigh, NWS Peachtree City, NCDC Storm Data |
October 28 event
List of reported tornadoes - Thursday, October 28, 2010 | ||||||
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Virginia | ||||||
EF0 | N of Courtland | Southampton | 36.75°N 77.06°W | 0415 | unknown | A shed and carport were destroyed and trees were damaged by this brief tornado. |
Sources: NCDC Storm Data |
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