An EF-1 tornado hit Marion County on Saturday May 10th. Winds reached up to 100 mph and fortunately no fatalities were reported. The tornado spun up very quickly approximately 2.5 miles southwest of the Shottsville community along County Road 13, between Reedy Branch Road and County Road 154. The tornado mostly traveled in a heavily wooded area and thousands of trees were either snapped or uprooted. Also, many mobile homes received damage as well as one carport. The damage path of the EF-1 tornado was 25.5 miles long and its widest point was at 400 yards. (Source: NWS)
Corbin Burns
WVUA Intern
Wow! That storm did put down a tornado. Great job guys! You were the first to go on the air for atleast 5 min. on that warning. I was flipping around and saw Richard covering that tornado. You guys even beat James Spann by being on air first. How do you guys know that a warning is going to be issued before my NOAA radio alerts it?
Kyle