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Tornado confirmed in Floyd Co. Sunday evening

A site survey by the National Weather Service in Blacksburg has confirmed an EF0 tornado touched down in Floyd County Sunday evening as a result of a severe thunderstorm.

Here are the details:

LOCATION: 3mi SSW Indian Valley
ESTIMATED TOUCHDOWN TIME: 7:02pm Sunday
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 75 to 85
PATH WIDTH: 60yards
PATH LENGTH: 1.07miles

Touched down six-tenths of a mile WNW of the intersection of Indian Valley Post Office Road and Vaughns  Mill Road. Tornado lifted about one mile NE of Shady Grove Road.

Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and a few small structures were damaged, including a shed that was flattened.





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