Several tornadoes were confirmed by the National Weather Service in Wakefield as a result of their damage survey. Touchdowns occurred in Hanover, King William and New Kent counties. Here are some of the specifics from the NWS storm survey reports:
0336 PM TORNADO 2 miles E BOTTOMS BRIDGE 37.51N 77.16W
04/20/2008 F0 NEW KENT VA
ALUMINUM SIDING BLOWN 100-200 FT FROM A BARN IN THE 1900 BLOCK OF QUAKER ROAD. TORNADO PATH LENGTH ESTIMATED AT 300 FT...WIDTH AT 50 FT. TOP WINDS WERE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 70-80 MPH.
0345 PM TORNADO 2 miles W WESTWOOD 37.60N 77.21W
04/20/2008 F0 HANOVER VA
BROKEN PATH OF EF0 TORNADO DAMAGE...ROUGHLY 4 MILES IN LENGTH...IN EASTERN HANOVER COUNTY...ABOUT 7 MILES EAST OF MECHANICSVILLE. DAMAGE MOST EXTENSIVE ALONG MCCLELLON ROAD...BETWEEN WESTWOOD ROAD AND PARSLEYS MILL ROAD. SECTION OF ROOF PARTIALLY TORN OFF OF HOME AND BLOWN 100-150 YARDS. SHED DESTROYED. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED OR BLOWN DOWN. TOP WINDS ESTIMATED AT 80-85 MPH.
0625 PM TORNADO 2 miles S CENTRAL GARAGE 37.72N 77.13W
04/20/2008 F0 KING WILLIAM VA
BRIEF EF0 TOUCHDOWN...WITH NUMEROUS EYEWITNESS REPORTS FROM THE PUBLIC. SEVERAL UTILITY TRAILERS DAMAGED AND MULTIPLE TREES DOWN.
0628 PM TORNADO 1 mile W CENTRAL GARAGE 37.74N 77.15W
04/20/2008 F0 KING WILLIAM VA
BRIEF EF0 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WITH ONE HOUSE DAMAGED AND MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. BARN SLIGHTLY SHIFTED OFF FOUNDATION.
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