GLOUCESTER COUNTY Va. (WWBT) – The National Weather Service in Wakefield sent their survey team to the Middle Peninsula on Friday to assess damage from Wednesday’s severe storms.
The National Weather Service reports that a waterspout moved onshore from the York River near Gloucester Institute in Gloucester County on Wednesday at 3:39 p.m.
“Several large trees were downed on this property, a large propane tank was displaced several hundred feet, shingles were removed from a cottage, and a small pillar was shifted off the awning which it was supporting,” the report states.” The tornado quickly moved north northeast and lifted soon after crossing Allmondsville Road.”
The EF-0 tornado had peak winds of 75-85mph. Its path length was 0.25 miles, and its path width was estimated at 75 yards…