NORFOLK, Va. — The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down on Virginia's Northern Neck as severe weather moved through the region Wednesday.
According to the weather agency, the tornado touched down at 4:04 p.m. near Luttrellville in Richmond County and ended near Lottsburg in Northumberland County about six minutes later. The NWS's office in Wakefield shared information about the storm in a preliminary statement Thursday.
The touchdown was 5.3 miles long and 100 yards wide, with winds between 95 and 100 miles per hour, the NWS said.
No one was injured in the tornado, but it caused some damage in the area.
"A storage shed was demolished and numerous trees were uprooted consistent with EF-0 damage," according to a public information statement from the NWS.
The tornado was a part of a storm system that moved from the central region of Virginia into the coastal areas Wednesday, prompting a tornado watch, and a handful of tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings.
The severe weather came after a frontal boundary lifted just north of Hampton Roads, allowing warmer and more humid air to build across the region. That was followed by a cold front moving across the region.
The storms moved out by Wednesday evening, with the tornado watch expiring at 7 p.m.
