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DescriptionSuffolk Tornado Damage.JPG	English: Aeriel view of heavy damage produced by an EF3 tornado that hit the city of Suffolk, Virginia during the afternoon of April 28, 2008. No fatalities were reported but over 200 people were injured during the tornado event that hit southeastern Virginia. Courtesy of NWS Wakefield, Virginia. The intersection in the lower left is Hillpoint Blvd and Niblick Circle. The heading is northwest. Source: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/akq/wx_events/severe/april28_2008/april28_2008.html
Date	30 April 2008 (original upload date)
Source	Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Rlevse. https://web.archive.org/web/20080616164435/http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/akq/wx_events/severe/april28_2008/photos/photos.html#thumb
Author	Search & Rescue or NWS or Residents of Suffolk, VA

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2008-04-30 00:36 JForget 3072×2304×8 (2740301 bytes) Aeriel view of heavy damage produced by an EF3 tornado that hit the city of Suffolk, Virginia during the afternoon of April 28, 2008. No fatalities were reported but over 200 people were injured during the tornado event that hit southeastern Virginia. Cou

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Camera manufacturer	SONY
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File change date and time	11:16, 29 April 2008
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Metering mode	Pattern
Light source	Unknown
Flash	Flash fired, strobe return light not detected, compulsory flash firing
Color space	sRGB
Custom image processing	Normal process
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Scene capture type	Standard
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal

File:Suffolk Tornado Damage.JPG

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