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Taylor
04-28-2008, 05:55 PM
Well...I come home from school to hear that our area has a Tornado warning! "WHAT!?" I say..."HERE?!"

Luckily, it hit in Suffolk, Norfolk, Chesapeake, and the Eastern Shore along with the rest of Hampton Roads, and missed us. Unfortunately, there is 1 confirmed fatality and over 200 injured, surely, more information will come later tonight due to the fact that the tornado just passed through an hour ago.

http://www.wvec.com/images/slideshow/tornado_042808fixed/images/highway58_suffolk.jpg
http://www.wvec.com/images/slideshow/tornado_042808fixed/images/IMG00006.jpg
http://www.wvec.com/images/slideshow/tornado_042808fixed/images/near_craney_island.jpg8-2008.jpg

Oh, but not just one...
http://www.wvec.com/images/slideshow/tornado_042808fixed/images/tornado.jpg
http://www.wvec.com/images/slideshow/tornado_042808fixed/images/tornado2.jpg


Damage...
http://www.wvec.com/images/slideshow/tornado_042808fixed/images/0428081703a.jpg
http://www.wvec.com/images/slideshow/tornado_042808fixed/images/0428081720.jpg
http://www.wvec.com/images/slideshow/tornado_042808fixed/images/0428081722.jpg
http://www.wvec.com/images/slideshow/tornado_042808fixed/images/DSC_0090.jpg

It can happen to anyone...so be aware. I came home expecting a normal afternoon. We are safe here, but please send your wishes for all who are hurt and their families.

mskitty38583
04-28-2008, 06:22 PM
wow! i havent seen one of those on the east coast in a very, very long time. i hope that there are no more fatilities. in the one pic there are 3 if you look real close, the 2 big ones and a smaller one to the left. good gracious.

lorax
04-28-2008, 06:26 PM
Holy cow. I'm glad we don't have tornadoes here in Ecuador.... I can deal with earthquakes and volcanic action, but when I lived in Canada we spent a lot of time in the basement praying that the tornado wouldn't take the house.

CookieCows
04-28-2008, 10:21 PM
So glad you and your family are safe Taylor. I thought about you when I saw it on the news and was glad to see your post that it passed you by.

dablo93
04-29-2008, 02:02 AM
wwo.w.. that tornado was huge!!!
goood to hear that you and your family is ok and its terrible for the people who lost their homes..
did you make the pictures ?/
I have never seen a tornado in my whole life, here in holland it happens only 3 times a year or so and in autumn we have quite much waterspouts. they are LOTS smaller than this huge tornado!

hydrojeff
04-29-2008, 05:48 AM
thanks for sharing the pics, you never know when its your time, hug a friend!!!!

Dean W.
04-29-2008, 10:15 AM
Taylor,

Good to hear you made it through unscathed.

Dean

AllenF
04-29-2008, 11:27 AM
I'm glad that it missed you Taylor. It is unfortunate that 1 person has died. Given the size of the tornado, it could have been much worse.

Allen

island cassie
04-29-2008, 06:40 PM
Glad to hear that you and yours are safe Taylor - we have emailed our friends in Virginia but nothing back as yet. Power is bound to be out for a while.

Cassie

Gardener972
04-29-2008, 11:42 PM
Awful! I can't imagine how they must be feeling!! Glad you're safe!