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Tornado Confirmed in Saturday Storm

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Elkton, Va.
Posted: 6:09 PM Aug 4, 2008
Last Updated: 9:00 AM Aug 5, 2008

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The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in Elkton Saturday.

Just after 3 p.m., an EF-0 tornado briefly touched down on the banks of the South Fork of the Shenandoah River along Park Avenue.

The twister's path width was about 70 yards and it was about a quarter of a mile long.

It brought wind gusts of 50 to 70 miles per hour.

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Posted by: Jerry Location: Lacey Spring on Aug 4, 2008 at 10:43 PM
What about Rt. 11 near fellowship road in the Lacey Spring area? I heard one was spotted there also.

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