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EF1 tornado hits the Ararat community

EF1 tornado hits the Ararat community 2016
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An EF1 tornado touched down on Epperson Lane in Ararat about 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 24, 2016, damaging 21 homes and a church.
The tornado touched down on Epperson Lane in the Ararat community of western Patrick County and was rated EF1 by meteorologists based on damage to structures and trees. It stayed on the ground about two minutes, crossed Ararat Highway and grew to roughly half a mile wide, with reports putting its path at 1.4 to 1.7 miles. A house and a mobile home were destroyed, no one was injured, and four people were evacuated and housed with help from the American Red Cross.

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