Gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow showers. A reported funnel cloud in appomattox has killed at least one person, and injured several others. 20 homes have been destroyed, and more than 100 are damaged. Wdbj7s Amanda Kenney is at one of two shelters in appomatox where volunteers are waiting to help victims. Kimberly, the appotmatox Community Shelter has cots, blankets, and pillows to keep victims comfortable. Just like the rest of the town, the shelter does not have electrcity. Theres no heat here, but the lights are staying on thanks to a generator. Wednesdays storm caused Severe Damage throughout the county. Homes are damaged, trees and power lines are down, and the electricity is out. Right now. Dominion is working to repair a damaged metering point that serves appomatox Virginia Governor Terry Mcaullife has also declared a state of emergency. That means Public Safety agencies can devote every storm response and recovery. The Virginia National guard has already soldi
This is only the third tornado to touch down in appomattox county since they started keeping track in 1950. And while there are dozens without a home. The county administrator says they are getting help taking care of those in need. Susan adams, appomattox county administrator the one thing about appomattox county is that it is a very Friendly Community and the churches have done a tremendous job or providing housing that any of the dislocated people have needed. Danner tight you can help too. There are several locations to dropp off donations. We have those for you at wset. Com. 3 3 mark tight one man was killed in appomattox in this storm. 78 year old Edward Harris was found in a field. Katie brooke has more on him tonight live from appomattox. Katie liveu mark, im told by friends at the Evergreen Baptist Church today that harris lived here all his life he was a farmer, and had a community. Sheriff letterman tells me harris lived here off twin tunnels lane in a mobile home. Rescue wo
Today will be mostly cloudy and cooler with highs in the however, our west va. Counties and counties boarding west va. Will see scattered light snow showers. The wind will be a huge factor. We could have gusts over 50 mph, especially in our highest elevations west of the blue ridge parkway. The saturated ground along with the high wind fall. Friday will start windy. The wind will gradually weaken through friday evening. Temperatures will top out in the lower 40s. Saturday will be mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s. Sunday will be mostly sunny with highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s. Monday looks partly to mostly cloudy with a few isolated showers possible. Temperatures tuesday will be partly cloudy and breezy with highs in the middle 50s. Time now for your timesaver traffic report. Virginia is under a state of emergency this morning. Cleanup will pick up this morning across the commonwealth. And here in our area. Governor Terry Mcauliffe will tour some of the hardest hit areas
We have Team Coverage of the storm damage in appomattox. You just saw melissa in our Weather Center. And Mona Kosar Abdi and tola adamson are live on the scene in appomattox right now to give us an idea of whats 3 going on there. First were checking in with mona. 3 sot3 pattie plasma that was Mona Kosar Abdi reporting. 3 3 3 pattie this morning we are getting another look at the devestation in appomattox from the sky. Central virginia Aerial Solutions shot this footage. You can see all the damage trees knocked over even uprooted in some cases. Authorities say. The tornado left a 13mile path of destruction. 3 pattie tight video like frightening. Just to look at. Now imagine living it. An appomattox teen still cant believe. Hes alive. Right in front of his eyes. 15yearold daniel poole watched a tornado destroy his entire home. Valerie bragg has his miraculous story of survival. 3 nat pop that would be the kitchen. torn to pieces. nat pop the big dresser, that was my moms. And i told you
Now to give us an idea of whats going on there. First were checking in with tola. 3 that was tola 3 adamson reporting. Now we are sending it over to Melissa Le Fevre who has been in the Weather Center tracking the latest. Melissa . 3 3 remember the coat as you head out the doortemperatures are starting out in the 30s this morning. Friday will be mostly sunny, breezy and cool. High temperatures reach the low to mid 40s. Temperatures will be in the upper 30s north and west toward the mountains. Winds wont be as strong as yesterday, but we could still weekend forecast looks 3 picture perfect for 3 any outdoor plans. 3 pattie appomattox wasnt the only place hit hard by the Severe Weather. In waverly, three people were killed, including a two year old. Three people were killed there including a two year old. One man Desmond Gardner was in his car when it all came through. Desmond gardner witness not actually the tornado but from all the power lines falling there was like a big ball of fire