The National Weather Service in Blacksburg released a statement Monday afternoon confirming an EF1 tornado touched down outside the town of Bedford at 9:36 p.m. Saturday. Officials with a National Weather Service damage assessment team were in Bedford County on Monday assessing the damage. The team said the tornado’s winds reached about 90 mph, according…
Weather service confirms Bedford County tornado
A tornado with a maximum wind speed around 105 mph struck about four miles northwest of Moneta in Bedford County on April 15, the National Weather Service said in a preliminary report issued Thursday. The tornado had a path two-thirds of a mile long. Its maximum width was 100 yards. It began at about 6:10…
NWS: Tornado touched down in Bedford County around 4 a.m.
BEDFORD Co., Va. (WSET) — The National Weather Service confirms an EF-0 tornado touched down in Bedford County on Friday. According to the National Weather Service EF-0 means winds speeds were between 65 – 85 mph. There would be light damage; peels surface of some roofs, some damage to gutters or siding, branches broken off…