TORNADO CONFIRMED IN GRAYSON/CARROLL COUNTY...
- DATE...Wed May 6, 2009
- ESTIMATED TIME...10:25 TO 10:29 PM
- LOCATION...3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALAX
- EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
- ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...75-85 MPH
- PATH WIDTH...15-20 YARDS
- PATH LENGTH...1.8 MILES
...SUMMARY...
AN EF0 TORNADO WAS INTERMITTENTLY ON THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1.8
MILES FROM THE INTERSECTION OF PEAKS MOUNTAIN ROAD ALONG MARTHAS
FORD ROAD EAST-NORTHEAST TO THE INTERSECTION WITH DICKEY ROAD.
SEVERAL DOZEN TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AND ONE STRUCTURE WAS
SLIGHTLY DAMAGED BY A FALLING TREE.
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