Tornadoes Confirmed in Virginia - 4/28/08

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Severe Weather Photos (WAVY-TV)

8:30 PM EDT
National Weather Service in Wakefield has confirmed a EF-1 Tornado touched down 3 miles Southeast of Lawrenceville, VA.

8:00 PM EDT
Lots of damage reports coming in from Virginia and the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area.

0423 PM     TORNADO          2 NW NORFOLK NAS        36.96N 76.33W
04/28/2008                   CITY OF NORFOLK    VA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POTENTIAL TORNADIC DAMAGE TO A BUILDING AND SEVERAL CARS
            DAMAGED ON NORFOLK NAVAL BASE. TREES DOWN.

0305 PM     TORNADO          2 SE LAWRENCEVILLE      36.74N 77.83W
04/28/2008                   BRUNSWICK          VA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WITH SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND SNAPPED OFF
            ALONG BELFIELD ROAD... WESTERN MILL ROAD AND MILAS DRIVE.

0421 PM     TORNADO          DRIVER                  36.82N 76.50W
04/28/2008                   CITY OF SUFFOLK    VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TORNADO ON THE GROUND REPORTED IN DRIVER MOVING NORTHEAST
            TOWARDS HAMPTON ROADS AND DOWNTOWN NORFOLK.

5:45 PM EDT
Channel 3 is reporting a severe storm going thru Virginia Beach, VA now and they have lost their live feed from there. They are saying to take cover if you are in the area of Virginia Beach, VA.

5:38 PM EDT
From reports on Channel 3, many homes are damaged, Incident Command has been setup in Suffolk, VA. Pictures indicate a large wedge tornado that caused the damage. Stay tuned to Channel 3 for additional coverage of the storm that went through Suffolk, VA.

Additional TV Coverage From Channel 3

5:24 PM EDT
A tornado was reported on the ground by a county official in Hyde County, NC. Tornado was reported between Leechville and Sladeville, NC.

5:15 PM EDT
Another tornado warning issued for Beaufort County, NC with radar indicated rotation.

4:50 PM EDT
Confirmed reports of tornadoes on the ground from Norfolk Channel 3.

4:38 PM EDT
A tornado was reported on the ground by a NWS Employee at 4:21 PM EDT in the town of Driver, VA heading towards Norfolk, VA.

4:25 PM EDT
Nice Hook Echo is showing up on radar near the town of Suffolk, VA. Tornado Warning has been issued in the area 4:45pm EDT. The storm is just southwest of Norfolk, VA.

LIVE COVERAGE FROM NORFOLK, VA
http://www.wavytv10.com/Livestream.html

4:00 PM EDT
Tornado Warning issued for Suffolk, VA.
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CITY OF SUFFOLK IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 415 PM EDT
* AT 346 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HOLLAND...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 46 MPH.

3:30 PM EDT
A new Tornado Warning has been issued for Southhampton and Hertford Counties in VA.
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN ISLE OF WIGHT...SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTHAMPTON...SOUTHWESTERN
CITY OF SUFFOLK...NORTHEASTERN CITY OF FRANKLIN...NORTHEASTERN
NORTHAMPTON AND NORTHWESTERN HERTFORD COUNTIES...

3:25 PM EDT
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL GREENSVILLE AND WEST CENTRAL SUSSEX COUNTIES...

AT 313 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FIELDS
CROSSROADS...OR NEAR PURDY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 37 MPH.

3:00 PM EDT
Tornado Warning in effect for Brunswick County in Virginia.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
252 PM EDT MON APR 28 2008

AT 250 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 36 MPH.