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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1244 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/26/2024 Tornado Event...

.SALEM VA TORNADO...

Rating:                              EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:      100-105 mph
Path Length /statute/:        2.0 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:                          0
Injuries:                            0

Start Date:                        05/26/2024
Start Time:                       06:14 PM EDT
Start Location:                  1 SW Salem City / City of Salem / VA
Start Lat/Lon:                   37.2728 / -80.0698

End Date:                         05/26/2024
End Time:                        06:17 PM EDT
End Location:                   2 SE Salem City / City of Salem / VA
End Lat/Lon:                    37.2738 / -80.0344

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down near the intersection of Karen Drive and
Joan Circle, where tree trunks were snapped.  Additional trees were
snapped and uprooted as the tornado moved east-northeastward, with
loss of roofing material noted at several homes and apartment buildings
just south of the Roanoke River. The tornado lifted just east of Electric
Road near the intersection of Midland and Easton Roads.

The National Weather Service would like to thank Emergency
Management officials with the City of Salem and the Virginia Dept of
Emergency Management for their assistance with the damage survey
this morning.


&&

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

$$