Suffolk VA hit by Tornado

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One person was killed and at least 60 were injured when a tornado touched down in Suffolk this afternoon, emergency officials said.

Scores of homes were damaged and dozens were destroyed. The American Red Cross opened a shelter at Kings Fork High School in Suffolk, at 351 Kings Fork Road

 

[Dougstermd]

One person was killed and at least 60 were injured when a tornado touched down in Suffolk this afternoon, emergency officials said.

Scores of homes were damaged and dozens were destroyed. The American Red Cross opened a shelter at Kings Fork High School in Suffolk, at 351 Kings Fork Road

Holy crap batman my ex inlaws live there

 

[jenbengen]

One person was killed and at least 60 were injured when a tornado touched down in Suffolk this afternoon, emergency officials said.

Scores of homes were damaged and dozens were destroyed. The American Red Cross opened a shelter at Kings Fork High School in Suffolk, at 351 Kings Fork Road

Hubby is across the water there in Newport News- said the weather got really nasty. How scary.

 

[RoseRed]

I just talked to family in Norfolk.

 

[Nickel]

Apparently one touched down in Edenton, NC (sort of near us) too. I didn't know until my dad called from TN to find out if we were okay.

 

[CMC122]

Hmmmm, guess I should go call the parents and make sure they are ok!

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

WVEC.com has FANTASTIC coverage FTW.

 

[CMC122]

Hmmmm, guess I should go call the parents and make sure they are ok!

All is well

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

 

[red_explorer]

Hmmmm, guess I should go call the parents and make sure they are ok!

I am calling my parents right now to make sure they are ok. They are. On Kitty Hawk.

Not a lot of rain, but they said Suffolk is really bad.

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

I am calling my parents right now to make sure they are ok. They are. On Kitty Hawk.

Not a lot of rain, but they said Suffolk is really bad.

I have lots of family out there. Can't get a hold of anyone.

I imagine the phone lines are probably jammed though. :shrug:

 

[Sweet 16]

I'm watching the coverage on Fox 5 and the devastation is incredible. At least 200 injured. So sad, and on the anniversary of the La Plata tornado too.

 

[Pandora]

I'm watching the coverage on Fox 5 and the devastation is incredible. At least 200 injured. So sad, and on the anniversary of the La Plata tornado too.

Yep, that crossed my mind earlier when I looked at radar.

 

[jazz lady]

Wow, I was just looking at the devastation - incredible and so sad! I have friends in the area and am definitely hoping they're all right as well as everyone else affected.

 

[godsbutterfly]

I still haven't reached my sister in Smithfield. My son & ex inlaws in Norfolk and daughter in Chesapeake seem to be okay. Haven't been able to talk to them directly. Going by having talked to them earlier and the grapevine. Prayerfully no news is good news.

 

[Pandora]

Wow, I was just looking at the devastation - incredible and so sad! I have friends in the area and am definitely hoping they're all right as well as everyone else affected.

Did you hear the part where they said they had to have inspectors come and determine it was a tornado? Good grief, Fox 5 reporter, any moron can see that it was an F5.

I heard 1 death but that was the last I heard. This storm system seemed to move further out than originally thought earlier.

 

[Pandora]

Now a Fox reporter is saying, we can see this was a tornado. I think they were trying to fix their earlier comment blunder. Fox is saying no deaths. With all that damage, I find that very hard to believe.

What a mess.

 

[jazz lady]

Did you hear the part where they said they had to have inspectors come and determine it was a tornado? Good grief, Fox 5 reporter, any moron can see that it was an F5.

I think they have to do that for insurance purposes, but it was clear to me it was a very powerful tornado. Just like the one in La Plata - I saw the devastation from that one minutes after it happened and the swath of destruction it clearly cut through Charles.

I heard 1 death but that was the last I heard. This storm system seemed to move further out than originally thought earlier.

I heard that but haven't listened much to the news. I was at the dentist around 11:30 and saw tornado warnings for the Charlotte, NC area but didn't hear much after that.

 

[Pandora]

I think they have to do that for insurance purposes, but it was clear to me it was a very powerful tornado. Just like the one in La Plata - I saw the devastation from that one minutes after it happened and the swath of destruction it clearly cut through Charles.

Right, I understand that. It was the way he said it and it came out completely wrong. He said, the weather service will send inspectors out to determine if this was a tornado. Whenever something like this happens, the media over talks it. I remember the argument in La Plata, first, it was an F5, but they changed that first finding and said, well, it might have been just an F4. People wanted it deemed an F5. It just mattered to them.

I walked miles and miles back near the court house with Fire/EMS and I was surprised at the number of people who never left their homes, even after they were destroyed, or partly destroyed.

 

[Dougstermd]

Apparently one touched down in Edenton, NC (sort of near us) too. I didn't know until my dad called from TN to find out if we were okay.

I have a piece of property in edenton.


Small world