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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
126 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/16/26 TORNADO EVENT
AN EF0 TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED TO HAVE TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF COMMONWEALTH BLVD AND FAIRY ST IN MARTINSVILLE
CITY. THE TORNADO TRACKED APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILES EAST AND
LIFTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CHATHAM HEIGHTS RD AND BOB
GREGORY ST. MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS OF 80 MPH. SEVERAL
TREES WERE EITHER SNAPPED OR DOWNED ALONG THE PATH. TWO
POWER POLES WERE ALSO BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
COMMONWEALTH BLVD AND FAIRY ST.
MARTINSVILLE CITY TORNADO
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.53 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 125 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/16/2026
START TIME: 10:42 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 1 NNE MARTINSVILLE CITY / MARTINSVILLE CITY / VA
START LAT/LON: 36.6932 / -79.8604
END DATE: 03/16/2026
END TIME: 10:45 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 1 NE MARTINSVILLE CITY / MARTINSVILLE CITY / VA
END LAT/LON: 36.6946 / -79.8514
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE CITY OF MARTINSVILLE EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THEIR
ASSISTANCE WITH THIS SURVEY.
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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