Figcoinc
04-28-2008, 04:55 PM
Dude, one destroyed the town right next to me. They also reported two Tornado drops by the Naval station in Norfolk, and in another city right by me in Portsmouth. This is not fucking cool. I lived in CA, I can handle fucking Earthquakes but this....
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,352999,00.html
RICHMOND, Va. — One person was killed and at least 200 were injured Monday as severe storms swept through central and southeastern Virginia.
Suffolk city spokeswoman Dana Woodson said one person died when two apparent tornadoes passed through the city Monday afternoon. Bob Spieldenner from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management said at least 200 others were injured there.
At least 18 others were injured when the storm hit Colonial Heights, Spieldenner said. Three of those were taken to hospitals.
Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk was damaged, but remained operational and was accepting patients, Spieldenner said. The injured also were being taken to another hospital in the city, Woodson said.
"Multiple buildings have been destroyed, homes have been destroyed," Woodson said. She said the areas around the hospital and in the community of Driver were hardest hit.
The storm in Colonial Heights overturned cars and blew out vehicle windows in the Southpark Mall area. Some buildings also were damaged.
Southside Regional Medical Center treated one storm victim with minor injuries and was poised to receive more, hospital spokeswoman Terry Tysinger said. John Randolph Hospital in Hopewell was put on "high alert."
Property damage also was reported in Brunswick County, one of several localities where the National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning. Sgt. Michelle Cotten of the Virginia State Police said a twister destroyed two homes. Trees and power lines were down, and some flooding was reported.
The National Weather Service had not confirmed any of the tornado reports, system forecaster Rick Curry of the Wakefield office said. However, he said the service was reasonably certain that a tornado hit Colonial Heights based on televised photos from the scene and an eyewitness account from a weather service employee who was shopping in the area at the time.
About 18,000 Virginia Dominion Power customers were without service, mostly in the Northern Neck.
Authorities said callers later reported seeing a funnel cloud near Portsmouth.
:mad::shake::confused:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,352999,00.html
RICHMOND, Va. — One person was killed and at least 200 were injured Monday as severe storms swept through central and southeastern Virginia.
Suffolk city spokeswoman Dana Woodson said one person died when two apparent tornadoes passed through the city Monday afternoon. Bob Spieldenner from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management said at least 200 others were injured there.
At least 18 others were injured when the storm hit Colonial Heights, Spieldenner said. Three of those were taken to hospitals.
Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk was damaged, but remained operational and was accepting patients, Spieldenner said. The injured also were being taken to another hospital in the city, Woodson said.
"Multiple buildings have been destroyed, homes have been destroyed," Woodson said. She said the areas around the hospital and in the community of Driver were hardest hit.
The storm in Colonial Heights overturned cars and blew out vehicle windows in the Southpark Mall area. Some buildings also were damaged.
Southside Regional Medical Center treated one storm victim with minor injuries and was poised to receive more, hospital spokeswoman Terry Tysinger said. John Randolph Hospital in Hopewell was put on "high alert."
Property damage also was reported in Brunswick County, one of several localities where the National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning. Sgt. Michelle Cotten of the Virginia State Police said a twister destroyed two homes. Trees and power lines were down, and some flooding was reported.
The National Weather Service had not confirmed any of the tornado reports, system forecaster Rick Curry of the Wakefield office said. However, he said the service was reasonably certain that a tornado hit Colonial Heights based on televised photos from the scene and an eyewitness account from a weather service employee who was shopping in the area at the time.
About 18,000 Virginia Dominion Power customers were without service, mostly in the Northern Neck.
Authorities said callers later reported seeing a funnel cloud near Portsmouth.