[STORMREPORTS] Virginia Tornado 5/7
NWS REPORT:
THE SURVEY TEAM NOTED WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN CAUSING DAMAGE TO HOMES
PROPERTY DAMAGE INCLUDED 2 HOME DECLARED DESTROYED IN STAFFORD
MEDIA REPORT:
"Anecdotal evidence continued to suggest yesterday that a tornado touched
"Either that, or a microburst," said Chuck Thompson, Stafford County
National Weather Service officials said they will visit the area today to
They saw a greenish cloud approaching, she said. The wind was so strong
She said no one was hurt, but so many trees were downed, it took four hours
"We assume it was a tornado," said Diane Newton of the eastern Stafford
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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (ferrell{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Mon May 10 2004 - 20:57:05 EDT
http://www.weathermatrix.net/archive/tornadoreports/0057.html
AND OTHER STRUCTURES IN THIS AREA. THE DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH
THAT CAUSED BY A WET MICROBURST...AND NOT A TORNADO. WINDS WITH THE
MICROBURST WERE ESTIMATED TO RANGE BETWEEN 80 TO 90 MPH.
COUNTY AND 26 WITH MAJOR DAMAGE...NEARLY ALL DUE TO FALLING TREES
ONTO THE DWELLINGS. PROPERTY DAMAGE ESTIMATES IN STAFFORD COUNTY
ALONE WERE JUST OVER $2 MILLION DOLLARS...NOT COUNTING TREE REMOVAL
COSTS.
http://www.freelancestar.com/News/FLS/2004/052004/05102004/1357736
down in several places along the Stafford County-King George County line
Friday night.
director of fire, rescue and emergency services. "Those are the only two
things that do that. There are trees sheered off 10 feet from the ground
for hundreds of yards."
see if the pattern of destruction matches that of a tornado.
that pieces of leaves were forced through the cracks of windows in the
building.
for them to travel the short distance from Belle Plains to State Route 218.
community. "It sounded like a freight train. It took our storm windows out,
and there are trees down all over the place."
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