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14:35Z EF0 KRAX VA Mecklenburg Skipwith The tornado touched down near Skipwith Road and Moores Road where numerous trees were downed. The storm then tracked northeast, while intermittently touching down causing widespread tree damage. The tornado made its last touchdown near Highway 47 about 6 miles east of Chase City where numerous trees were downed near the Salem Methodist Church. Structure damage to several houses and outbuildings were noted, however all structure damage was due to downed trees.
17:33Z EF1 KAKQ VA Hanover Rockville A brief EF1 tornado touched down just northwest of the intersection of Echo Meadows Road and Rockville Road in Hanover county. The storm then moved north northeast, causing numerous trees to be uprooted or snapped. In addition, an open shed was completely destroyed, with numerous round bales of hay moved into the field to the north. The tornado then lifted near Franklin Hills Drive.
18:46Z EF1 KAKQ VA Chesterfield Winterpock The tornado first crossed Beaver Bridge Road and then Beach Road. The bulk of the structural damage occurred in the Hampton Park Neighborhood. It then crossed Hull street and entered Moseley, before dissipating near the Fox Club Parkway.
19:32Z EF1 KAKQ VA Richmond (c) Richmond An EF1 tornado touched down in the Stony Point area of the City of Richmond just south of West Huguenot Road. The tornado then tracked northward into Tuckahoe before lifting just south of Three Chopt Road. Numerous trees were downed or snapped with air conditioning units blown off the West End Church near West Parham Road.
19:38Z EF2 KAKQ VA Chesterfield Beach Beginning in Winterpock, the tornado started as a weak EF1 before moving into a residential area north of River Road. The tornado reached peak intensity (EF2) when it crossed Hull Street Road. At this point, it took off the roof of Gabe's and damaged several other businesses. After crossing Hull Street Road, it destroyed the Old Dominion Warehouse, where one person was killed and one was injured. It remained an EF2 until about Gregwood Drive, completely destroying trees and damaging other structures. It then quickly weakened to an EF0 as it reached Powhite Parkway, and continued as an EF0 toward Route 60 in Bon Air.
19:55Z EF0 KAKQ VA Powhatan Pilkinton This was a weak tornado that uprooted a few trees and snapped some tree limbs.
20:05Z EF0 KAKQ VA Richmond (c) Richmond The tornado briefly touched down on New Kent Road where numerous trees were snapped.
20:14Z EF0 KAKQ VA Richmond (c) Richmond The tornado touched down on West Wood Avenue, then onto Confederate Avenue and Lamont Street where numerous trees and several power poles were snapped.
20:23Z EF0 KAKQ VA Richmond (c) Richmond The tornado touched down in the City of Richmond on the north side of the James River between Byrd Park and the Powhite Parkway. The tornado continued across the Powhite Parkway into the Windsor Farms section of the City of Richmond. The tornado mainly snapped and uprooted trees along its path.
20:26Z EF0 KAKQ VA Hanover Atlee Public video of a tornado touchdown near Atlee High School. Tornado touched down briefly then lifted off the ground causing no damage.
20:57Z EF0 KAKQ VA Richmond (c) Richmond The tornado touched down near Stratford Road, then moved north across Chippenham Parkway, and ending near Cherokee Road where numerous trees and several power poles were snapped.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).