Per Storm Data: The tornado touched down near the Sussex-Prince George County line, just east of Carson, about 35 miles southeast of Richmond. The storm moved northeast for 15-18 miles. A mobile home and a barn were destroyed. A large oak tree with a diameter of 3.5 feet was picked up and blown across a one-story residence with five people inside. No one was injured but one person had to dig himself out from the rubble.
The map provided by Roy Britt has this listed as an F3 and shows a different path. This is echoed by Grazulis. Grazulis states this tornado occurred at 8:05 AM.
Additional details from Grazulis: Moved northeast from five miles northeast of the point of where the previous tornado ended (this would’ve been the first tornado that we have dubbed the “Edgerton Tornado.”) The funnel moved northeast almost on the Sussex County line, crossing Highway 50 about Six miles west of Stony Creek. In that area, two homes were completely destroyed. Continuing to the northeast, barns and a trailer were destroyed, and trees were uprooted. The tornado crossed I-95.
The tornado moved through Sussex, Dinwiddie, and Prince George Counties, not just Sussex and Prince George Counties as Storm Data presents. Grazulis and Storm Data do list one injury, though they both say no one was injured by the tree getting flung onto the house. This injury must have occurred elsewhere.
Grazulis’ F3 rating seems applicable. Damage photos provided in storm data shows definite F3 damage to homes that were destroyed.
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