Tornado, Severe Storms Strike Martinsville

Tornado, severe storms strike Martinsville

A tornado touched down in Martinsville early Monday, causing concentrated damage along Fairy Street as a severe thunderstorm moved across the region.

Tornado confirmed in Martinsville with minor damage

A tornado has been confirmed amid several wind damage reports from Monday storms that raked Virginia. National Weather Service storm surveyors confirmed that an EF-0 tornado with maximum winds of 80 mph winds tracked about half a mile in Martinsville, snapping trees and destroying two power poles along a 125-yard-wide path. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Commonwealth Boulevard and Fairy Street at 10:42 a.m. and lifted near the…