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BEDFORD Co., Va. (WSET) — The National Weather Service confirms an EF-0 tornado touched down in Bedford County on Friday.
According to the National Weather Service EF-0 means winds speeds were between 65 – 85 mph.
There would be light damage; peels surface of some roofs, some damage to gutters or siding, branches broken off trees, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
The NWS said a tornado touched down for two minutes at 4:04 a.m. Friday in Moneta.
The tornado was 100 yards wide and 0.3 miles long.
It happened after a thunderstorm progressed across portions of Smith Mountain Lake.
The NWS said it was able to uproot and snap trees, while producing minor damage to houses.
There were no injuries.
by Elizabeth Tyree
May 5, 2017
