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Reston EF-0

...EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR STAUNTON VIRGINIA...

LOCATION...CHURCHVILLE IN AUGUSTA COUNTY VA
DATE...APRIL 28 2011 
ESTIMATED TIME...2:17 AM TO 2:23 AM EDT 
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1 
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH 
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...150 YARDS
LENGTH...4.0 MILES 
BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.179N / 79.215W 
ENDING LAT/LON...38.225N / 79.170W
* FATALITIES...NONE
* INJURIES...NONE

* 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...

A GROUND SURVEY CONDUCTED BY AUGUSTA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...TOGETHER WITH RADAR AND EYEWITNESS 
REPORTS DETERMINED THAT AN EF-1 TORNADO TRACKED FROM CHRISTIAN TO 
CHURCHVILLE VIRGINIA...5 MILES NORTHWEST OF STAUNTON. THE TORNADO 
SNAPPED AND UPROOTED NUMEROUS LARGE TREES...DAMAGED SEVERAL HOMES... 
REMOVED ROOFING ON MULTIPLE RESIDENCES AND DESTROYED SEVERAL 
OUTBUILDINGS.