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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
830 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 09/12/2026 TORNADO EVENT
SPRING GROVE VIRGINIA TORNADO
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.7 MILES
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 9/12/2026
START TIME: 4:41 PM
START LOCATION: 1 ESE SPRING GROVE
START LAT/LON: 37.159 / -76.961
END DATE: 9/12/2026
END TIME: 4:46 PM
END LOCATION: 2 E CABIN POINT
END LAT/LON: 37.184 / -76.999
A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS DETERMINED THAT
AN EF-0 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS OF 70 MPH OCCURRED
NEAR THE TOWN OF SPRING GROVE IN SURRY COUNTY, VIRGINIA ON THE
EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 12, 2026. NWS EMPLOYEES FOUND TREE DAMAGE
ALONG VA-10 THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH DAMAGE FROM TORNADIC WINDS.
ADDITIONALLY, THE TORNADO WAS ABLE TO BE CONFIRMED WITH RADAR DATA
THAT SIGNIFIED AIRBORNE DEBRIS AT THE SITE OF ROTATION WITHIN THE
STORM.
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
AC
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