2 Confirmed Tornadoes Jun 2, 2012

Hampton & Petersburg.....Surveys continue......

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR HAMPTON VIRGINIA...

LOCATION...HAMPTON VIRGINIA
DATE...JUN 1 2012
ESTIMATED TIME...8:13 PM
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...98 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...0.3 MILES
PATH LENGTH...3.5 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...37.0034
ENDING LAT/LON...-76.3553
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...MINOR

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO
NEAR HAMPTON IN HAMPTON COUNTY VIRGINIA ON JUN 2 2012 .

THE TORNADO BEGAN AS A WATERSPOUT TOUCHDOWN WITH POWER FLASHES ON THE
MONITOR MERRIMAC BRIDGE. ITS TRACK WENT OVER CHESAPEAKE AVENUE...
THROUGH DOWNTOWN HAMPTON...TO THE HAMPTON YACHT CLUB BEFORE MOVING
INTO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.

TENTS AT THE BLACKBEARD FESTIVAL WERE BLOWN OVER. HUNDREDS OF
HOMES WERE DAMAGED AT BOTH THE MERRIMAC SHORES AND WITHE
NEIGHBORHOODS. AT THE HAMPTON YACHT CLUB...WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OUT
AND THE ROOF WAS PARTIALLY DAMAGED. THE HAMPTON ROADS SEA FOOD
BUILDING ON SUNSET ROAD ALSO EXPERIENCED ROOF DAMAGE.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/AKQ.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

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...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR PETERSBURG IN VIRGINIA...

LOCATION...PETERSBURG VIRGINIA
   DATE...JUN 1 2012
   ESTIMATED TIME...7:02 PM TO 7:09 PM
   MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
   ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 - 85 MPH
   MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...150-200 YARDS
   PATH LENGTH...3.0 MILES
   BEGINNING LAT/LON...37.1791 / -77.3817
   ENDING LAT/LON...37.2201 / -77.3638
   * FATALITIES...0
   * INJURIES...5 MINOR (CUTS AND BRUISES)

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
   CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
   STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
   THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO
   NEAR PETERSBURG VIRGINIA ON JUN 1 2012.

THE TORNADO TRACKED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES BEGINNING ON THE WESTERN
   EDGE OF FT. HAYES COMMON...WHERE A COUPLE OF TREES WERE DAMAGED. IT
   THEN CONTINUED NORTHEAST THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE BATTLEFIELD PARK,
   OAKHURST AND EAST WALNUT HILL SECTIONS OF PETERSBURG. THE TORNADO
   THEN CROSSED INTERSTATE 95, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE, MAINLY WINDOWS
   BLOWN OUT AND SIGNS DAMAGED, JUST EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF RT.
   460 AND HICKORY HILL ROAD. THE LAST DAMAGE/DEBRIS WAS OBSERVED ON
   THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PETERSBURG NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD. THE TORNADO
   DAMAGE WAS CHARACTERIZED BY TREES, LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN.
   A NUMBER OF TREES FELL ON HOMES. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE
   OCCURRED IN THE EAST WALNUT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD...AND THE NORTHEAST
   SECTIONS OF THE OAKHURST NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/AKQ.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
   THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
   EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
   EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
   EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
   EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
   EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

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