Tornado hits VA

[nygiantzz1]

CNN is reporting a tornado has hit Suffolk, VA. No other details yet. We have 2 genvibe members in Suffolk (K-nine and O2csnow). You guys need to check in ASAP and let us know that you're OK!

[nygiantzz1]

Storms tear through Virginia; tornado watches in effect 07:00 PM EDT on Monday, April 28, 2008Associated Press & 13News SUFFOLK, VA. -- Severe storms have swept through parts of central and Southside Virginia, causing some property damage and flash flooding. Associated Press reports authorities say one person died and at least 200 suffered injuries throughout the Commonwealth. In Hampton Roads; Chesapeake, Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Suffolk were under tornado warnings Monday evening. Suffolk city spokeswoman Dana Woodson said one person died when two tornadoes passed through the city Monday afternoon. Bob Spieldenner from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management said at least 200 others were injured in Suffolk. According to Dale Gauding, spokesman for Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, the storm caused damage to the hospital. A few patients had to be relocated, but Gauding says there are no reports of injuries to anyone inside the hospital as a result of the storm. He adds the storm caused car window damage to vehicle parked outside the hospital. Chesapeake Fire Chief Dan Fermil says five engine companies, a ladder company, three medic companies, an EMS supervisor, a Battalion Chief and one heavy squad are all on the scnee in Suffolk to assist with care and rescue. According to Lt. Debbie George of the Suffolk Police Department, police went to the scene of at least one tornado touchdown in the Route 58 corridor near Route 10. She asks that parents of children at Liberty Baptist Pre-School go to the Farm Fresh parking lot on North Main Street to pick up their children. George adds that homes and vehicles in the Hillpoint Farms and Burnett Mills neighborhoods suffered damage. A tornado came ashore on Pier 2 at Naval Station Norfolk, according to spokesperson Terry Davis. She adds that the damage is "superficial," limited to a door, a copule of windows, a section of siding and a few fallen trees. Davis adds no ships suffered damage. Billie Jean Elmer, spokeswoman for Surry County, says that only one double-wide tailer in Beaver Dam Road, in the Clairemont section, suffered damage. Elmer says there were no injuries reported. Witnesses tell Richmond television station WWBT that cars were overturned in the Southpark Mall area of Colonial Heights. A police dispatcher there hung up the phone Monday afternoon, saying authorities were too busy to talk. 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. According to Chuck Penn with Dominion Power, about 2,500 people are without power in the Suffolk/Driver area. Gloucester has around 16,000 without power. Authorities said callers later reported seeing a funnel cloud near Portsmouth. The Associated Press contributed to this report

[02csnow]

Yeah I know. I saw it. I am just wondering about K-NINE, he lives more in downtown suffolk than I do. There were also waterspouts spotted by one of the tunnels coming into Suffolk.

[WaveAction]

i hope everyone is alright thats here!, i looked on cnn for an actual story but nothing yet

[nygiantzz1]

I'm glad you're OK Mike. I hope Brad and his dogs made it through OK too. Is your house OK, any damage?

[02csnow]

No damage to the house, but a tree almost fell on the Vibe. And I am not kidding.

[kevera]

That's crazy,glad your OK.Hope Brad is OK too.

[02csnow]

Here is an article from the local newspaper online.http://hamptonroads.com/2008/0...ffolk

[WaveAction]

should get some pics upCNN finally posted a story on ithttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/....html

[Raivis]

several tornados hit all over. we had alot of wind at my house in williamsburg. the vibe came close to taken a beating today too. a branch almost hit it and the roof to the kids play house came off and must have gone right over top of the vibe. i know at my in-laws they had alot of wind tooi sent an email to k-nine ill post if i get anything.also anyone know what color knines vibe is??? i saw one in a pic on the news. it didn't look too bad just mainly missing all the windows

[BlueCrush]

Wow! 200 injured? Hope Brad's OK!!!!

[nygiantzz1]

I'm glad you got through it safely too. K-nine has a red vibe, what color was the Vibe you saw?

[Raivis]

graphite or something like that i thought he had a red one

[MRCN RCE]

man i hate tornadoes. they look cook in videos, but i'd never want to be anywhere near one. a funnel cloud passed right over my house in indiana when i was younger, and that's as close as i want to get. the wind split a tree next to my house that blocked the street for hours. after seeing that, i realized that mother nature is greatly underestimated my the general publici noticed that k nine hasn't posted here since the 24th, maybe he's just busy with other things. my thoughts are with him though. hope you're doing ok, k-nine!!!

[KNINE]

Thanks for the concern and the emails. Everything is fine at home. The ironic thing is that I left work early yesterday to drop the Vibe off at the bodyshop. I had some highway debree damage my hood a few days ago. If I had left work on time, I would have been in that area at the exact time it hit. I could see some of the damage from the highway this morning. I can't believe the size of the trees that were snapped off like twigs.

[Kamikaze]

Glad to hear everyone was ok... I was watching the weather channel and there was a moonstone vibe with blown out windows, I think it was at the mall...

[KNINE]

Not mine. It's lava.

[joholste]

good to hear that everyone on here is ok...I hope ya'll didn't take too much damage to homes either.