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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
625 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2025
...EF-1 TORNADO OCCURRING ON SEPT 4TH NEAR CLUSTER SPRINGS
IN HALIFAX COUNTY CONFIRMED...
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 09/04/2025 TORNADO EVENT UPDATED
OVERVIEW
AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM MOVED ACROSS SOUTHERN HALIFAX
COUNTY, VIRGINIA DURING THE AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 4TH. A TORNADO
FORMED WITHIN AN AREA OF STRAIGHT-LINE DAMAGING WINDS, TOUCHING
DOWN JUST WEST OF CHERRY HILL CHURCH ROAD, THEN TRAVELING EAST OF
AND LIFTING BEFORE REACHING ARTHUR WARE TRAIL. THE TORNADO SNAPPED
AND UPROOTED 50-100 TREES. THE TORNADIC WINDS DAMAGED THE OUTER
WALL OF A MODULAR HOME JUST BELOW THE ROOF LINE. THE TORNADO
TOUCHED DOWN AT 451 PM, TRAVELED JUST OVER A QUARTER OF MILE
AND LIFTED AT 452 PM.
HALIFAX COUNTY TORNADO
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.3 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 225 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 09/04/2025
START TIME: 4:51 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 1.6 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLUSTER SPRINGS, VA
START LAT/LON: 36.637/-78.887
END DATE: 09/04/2025
END TIME: 4:52 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 1.8 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLUSTER SPRINGS, VA
END LAT/LON: 36.637/-78.882
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO HALIFAX COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND TO THE LOCAL RESIDENTS
IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT, WHO ASSISTED IN 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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