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A tornado warning was first issued for the area at 5:47 p.m. EDT Sunday as severe weather moved into the area. The tornado struck Virginia Beach at 5:50 p.m., according to NBC 12. The NWS ...
Dozens of homes were damaged, trees were downed, and more than 2,000 utility customers were briefly without power Sunday evening after a tornado struck Virginia Beach, Virginia, officials said.
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An example of a tornado warning polygon issued by the National Weather Service. A tornado warning (SAME code: TOR) is a public warning that is issued by weather forecasting agencies to an area in the direct path of a tornado, or a severe thunderstorm capable of producing one, and advises individuals in that area to take cover.
High risk convective outlook issued by the Storm Prediction center at 13:00 UTC on May 6. Starting April 30, the Storm Prediction Center noted that certain models, including the ECMWF, forecasted a multi-day period of high instability and supportive wind shear across the Southern and Central Plains, [10] and by May 1, a 15% risk was added across Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and northern Texas. [11]
The highest concentration of tornadoes occurred in the Mid-Atlantic region with nine tornadoes touching down in Maryland and four others in West Virginia and far northern Virginia. An EF1 tornado moved through Gaithersburg, Maryland , where several homes were damaged by falling trees with five people being injured in one of them.
Cities that could see some damaging wind gusts and a chance of tornadoes include Atlanta, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh and Virginia Beach. Waves up to 30 feet expected along California coast
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