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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
103 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
1042 AM TORNADO 1 NNE MARTINSVILLE CITY 36.69N 79.86W
03/16/2026 CITY OF MARTINSVILLVA NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF0 TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED TO HAVE TOUCHED
DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COMMONWEALTH
BLVD AND FAIRY ST. 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.
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