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National Weather Service storm survey crew confirmed two tornadoes caused damage in Pittsylvania County Friday.

TORNADO #1

Location:
4 miles north of Pittsville (Near Brights) in Pittsylvania county

Estimated Time on Ground:
10:48am to 10:50pm

Rating:
EF1 (winds 86-110mph)

Path Width:
75yards

Path Length:
0.7miles

The tornado damaged mainly trees, however one DID fall on a house during the time on the ground. 

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TORNADO #2

Location:
Just south of Hurt in Pittsylvania county

Estimated Time on Ground:
11:02am to 11:04pm

Rating:
EF1 (winds 86-95mph)

Path Width:
150yards

Path Length:
0.6miles

8 structures were damaged by fallen trees. A couple homes had trees that fell through the roof. 

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TORNADO #3

Location:
2 miles WNW of Brookneal in Campbell Co.

Estimated Time:
11:25am

Rating:
EF0 (winds 75-80mph)

Path Width:
30 yards

Path Length:
75 yards

This tornado briefly touched down in a wooded area snapping or uprooting some softwood trees.

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Other storm damage was reported across many hometowns Friday. However, survey teams from the National Weather Service believe damage in the Burnt Chimney area was caused by straight-line thunderstorm winds.

Straight-line Winds: Generally, any wind that is not associated with rotation, used mainly to differentiate them from tornadic winds. These winds can cause damage similar to that of a tornado. Storm survey teams typically look at the direction of the debris to determine the difference.

The National Weather Service is continuing to survey the area to the east this weekend for more damage and may not be able to complete a survey of all known damage until Saturday.
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EF Rating Scale
3 Second Gust (mph) 

0  65-85 
1  86-110 
2  111-135 
3  136-165 
4  166-200 
5  Over 200 

*** IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT EF SCALE WINDS: The EF scale still is a set of wind estimates (not measurements) based on damage. Its uses three-second gusts estimated at the point of damage based on a judgment of 8 levels of damage to the 28 indicators listed below. These estimates vary with height and exposure. Important: The 3 second gust is not the same wind as in standard surface observations. Standard measurements are taken by weather stations in open exposures, using a directly measured, "one minute mile" speed.

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