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People without homes. Ive been with the Sherriff Office 32 years. This is the worst ive ever seen our very own brie jackson is live tonight in appomattox county. Brie we are in evergreen where its likely a tornado hit. We wont know for sure until tomorrow. What we do know is that Severe Weather caused whatanu are saying is the worst damage heres a look at the destruction after a likely tornado ripped through appomattox. The central baptist church, once a Community Gathering place, is now destroyed. Its signature steeple blown nearly 200 feet away. Ralph cheatham appomattox 12 24 15 its upsetting there is a lot of damage that happened to people i know reports are in of nearly 45 homes damaged, this one a total loss. Police say the homeowner got out safely but their belongings are ruined. Brie standup we are getting a closer look at the damage that this storm has left behind. Im standing in what was once someone kitchen. The shelves have been destroyed the bricks are on the ground and we are also looking at what may have been their living room. Shattered pictures and memories left behind now that this home has been destroyed. Neighbors are also lucky to be alive after this truck flipped over with Margaret Dinges and her son steve inside. 12 39 05 steve said hold on and i didnt hold on cause i didnt know what he was talking about. I looked and saw the camper flying through the air. While they are shaken up, the family is thankful they survived. Evergreen suffered widespread damage including downed trees and power lines. Emergency crews blocked off roads and coordinated efforts to keep people safe. Doing search and rescue to try to account for everybody. Seeing the aftermath of mother natures wrath has people sending prayers to appomattox. 12 25 55 every body knows somebody thats affected by it. We are a Close Community our hearts go out to anyone that has lost their homes or anything in this at last check,close to 45 this homes where damaged or destroyed. 7 people were injured and one man remains missing. Of the seven injured, two are serious brie, a lot of damage was done. What are crews doing to move forward . Working with state and local officials to assess the damage. Right now they remain focused on making sure people are safe. It could be days before some people can return to their homes. Also live tonight in appomattox county. Colter youve been following from appomattox. What are people you spoke to saying tonight . Behind me here is a very dark sign, as just a couple of hours and emergency crews cleaning up from the storm. I just didnt think i was going to make it. The wind and the rain, it was devastating. Alice clerval clung to trees for dear life in her front yard as the storm passed through. Her mobile home was completely destroyed, everything a total loss. Thankfully, she her two sons and her 17 yearold dog are safe. Her nextdoor neighbor was storm came through. Thankfully he was able to get to his basement in time. Sandy hamlett, sr. survived storm with the wind blowing, it sounded like a train, it was right on me. Stand up while his home wasnt damaged from the store several of his beehives like this one here the honey still intact scattered all across the ground. He says he will be able to save a few of the hives but for the most part they are a total loss. Dominion power plans to be on scene all night and says it will likely be mid day tomorrow before they get everyones power is restored. This is catastrophic. Its going to take a while to get it back on. We are just going to work safe, take our time. Dominion power says they will have about 150 crew members out here tomorrow working to get all of the downed lines repaired. Our storm team 10 meteorologists were on the air for several hours tracking this system minute by minute as it made its way through our area. Alan this is a very strong indication on radar that this could be a tornado on the ground right over evergreen to the south and east of appomattox, riverridge road, appomattox, buckingham state road that looks like it could possibly be hit. Jeff this is some of the strongest rotation ive seen storm team 10 chief meteorologist Jeff Haniewich joins us now. Jeff this will no doubt go down as one of the most active days we have had in the last three to five years. We had several tornado warnings across the region, with many reports of damaging wind and large hail. It certainly looks like a tornado touched down in appomattox county, near evergreen, as well. The National Weather Services Survey team will investigate this area, along with a few others to see how many tornadoes we did see this afternoon. Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone impacted by todays storms. Heres the good news the Severe Weather threat is over. We may have some lingering showers tonight, but the real weather story is the wind. A wind advisory is in effect until 7 00a friday for areas along and west of the parkway. Wind gusts over 50 mph are possible in this timeframe. Behind this powerful disturbance, we will turn cooler thursday through saturday. We could actually be cold enough in the mountains to see some snow showers, as wraparound moisture kicks in. Without question, most of these accumulating snow virginia tonight into thursday, but there will some spillover into the nrv and highlands, especially on thursday. We could see a light accumulation up to 2 possible in these snow prone areas along our favored west slopes and in the Higher Elevations through thursday night. Otherwise, on thursday, we will see more sun east and more clouds west and it will be windy. Temperatures on thursday will reach the upper 40s. That said, temps. May fall after lunchtime. High pressure will then rule the roost friday through sunday. We will be mainly sunny all three days. Temperatures will top out in the lower 40s on friday, climbing into the midtoupper 40s on saturday. However, by sunday, we should have temperatures in the lower 60s. Enjoy the newsroom. State police say the missing man in the Evergreen Community of appomattox is dead. His remains will be transported to the office of the medical examiner for positive identification. This now brings total deaths in virginia to 4. 3 in waverly; 1 in appomattox county state police tell us appomattox county is in the process of setting up a help line to keep people uptodate on information and available resources. That number is 4343522637 meanwhile crews are on scene in tappahannock right now. Our media partner nbc 12 is reporting several people are trapped within storm wreckage. State police say more than 20 people were hurt and taken to the hospital. Fatalities at this time. The storm turned deadly in waverly. A small town outside of petersburg. At least three people are dead and eight others hurt. State Police Confirmed the three victims all males a twoyearold. A 26yearold and 50yearold. Were thrown from a mobile home during the storm. Brian reid witness raw 11 34 so i thank god i thank god i thank my Lord Jesus Christ that im still alive right now and i hope the families thats gotten hit even more, im hoping that everything is going to be ok with them. Emergency responders will be spending the overnight hours combing through the debris, searching for those in need. Those living in waverly are encouraged to stay inside as cleanup of gets underway. We will of course continue to keep you up to date on this developing story. When were not on the air. You can get up to date information on our website. Wsls dot com. And make sure to tune in today starting at five am. Where we will continue our live team coverage. Weather coverage Montgomery County has died. Tuesday. Visitation will be friday night from four to seven at Horne Funeral Service in christiansburg. Am saturday morning in the chapel. Rough conditions on a road near riner is causing concerns among Community Members. What theyre doing to get the im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Her lifes work has been about breaking barriers. And so would her presidency. Which is why, for every american whos not being paid what theyre worth. Whos held back by student debt or a system tilted against them and there are far too many of you she understands that our country cant reach its potential. Unless we all do. This will no doubt go down as one of the most active days we have had in the last three to five years. We had several tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings across the region, with many reports of damaging wind and large hail. It certainly looks like a tornado touched down in appomattox county, near evergreen, as well. The National Weather Services Survey team will investigate this area, along with a few others to see how many tornadoes we did see this afternoon. Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone impacted by todays storms. Heres the good news the Severe Weather threat is over. We may have some lingering showers tonight, but the real weather story is the wind. A wind advisory is in effect until 7 00a friday for parkway. Wind gusts over 50 mph are possible in this timeframe. Behind this powerful disturbance, we will turn cooler thursday through saturday. We could actually be cold enough in the mountains to see some snow showers, as wraparound moisture kicks in. Without question, most of these accumulating snow showers will stay in West Virginia tonight into thursday, but there will some spillover into the nrv and highlands, especially on thursday. We could see a light accumulation up to 2 possible in these snow prone areas along our favored west slopes and in the Higher Elevations through thursday night. Otherwise, on thursday, we will see more sun east and more clouds west and it will be windy. Temperatures on thursday will reach the upper 40s. That High Pressure will then rule the roost friday through sunday. We will be mainly sunny all three days. Temperatures will top out in the lower 40s on friday, climbing into the midtoupper 40s on saturday. However, by sunday, we should have temperatures in the lower 60s. Enjoy the weekend. The weather looks great to be outside. Monday may see more clouds, along with the chance for a few showers. But tuesday and wednesday look dry under partly to mostly sunny skies. Temperatures will remain on the warm side, staying in the lower 60s. 3 degree guarantee new tonight. This will no doubt go down as days we have had in the last three to five years. We had several tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings across the region, with many reports of damaging wind and large hail. It certainly looks like a tornado touched down in appomattox county, near evergreen, as well. The National Weather Services Survey team will investigate this area, along with a few others to see how many tornadoes we did see this afternoon. Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone impacted by todays storms. Heres the good news the Severe Weather threat is over. We may have some lingering showers tonight, but the real weather story is the wind. A wind advisory is in effect until 7 00a friday for areas along and west of the parkway. Wind gusts over 50 Community Members in Montgomery County are asking for help to make a problematic road safe. Brush creek road near riner has had issues ever since the flooding that happened last september. Now. Neighbors say the road is so bad they fear even an Emergency Vehicle could not arrive safely. Wsls 10s Bethany Teague shows us the conditions. Patsy stull its never been as bad as it is right now. Patsy stull has lived on brush creek road in Montgomery County for 40 years. She says after a weeks worth of rain and snow melting. This is what her neighborhood looked like. Patsy stull 40year resident we expect some mud and a little slick, but nothing like the ruts that started occurring over the weekend, and weve never seen conditions like that before. But this road has not gone without problems in the past. Frank glover has lived here 23 years. He says his Homes Foundation and basement have been damaged by water and gravel runoff from the road. Frank glover 23year resident its terrible for myself. Im disabled. Its terrible for my wife. A pictures worth a thousand words. Bubba smith owns a farm along brush creek road. This is where he has to transport cattle in and out. Smith says he has lost about two acres of crops because of gravel runoff into his field. Bubba smith farmer i guess im just at a loss for hay. Vdot spokesman jason bond says workers have been here every day this week trying to fix the problems. Residents say they would like to see the workers more often before things get to this point. Bubba smith farmer regular maintenance. Love to see some different ditching done. When the potholes are 14 inches deep, that somethings done about them before theyre that bad. Bond says vdot does do regular maintenance on this up with the more than 100 miles of other unpaved roads in Montgomery County. Board of supervisors member todd king says the county and vdot have agreed to contribute 225 thousand dollars each to have this stretch paved next year. For those who drive it every day. That cant come soon enough. Bubba smith farmer love to see it just to the point where we can drive up and down the road without engaging four wheel drive in the summertime. But while they wait. Their request is clear. Patsy stull 40year resident for right now, just get us out of the mud. phone ringing you cant deal with something, by ignoring it. But thats how some president ial candidates seem to be dealing with social security. Americans work hard, and pay into it. So our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. elephant noise donkey noise nc state trying to topple rival North Carolina roy williams heels come in ranked 7th. With uva looming this weekend. The wolfpack. Are led by cat barber. Cat. Is cat quick and can play. Thats 3 of his 32. And the wolfpack led by 13 early. Carolina regroups. Marcus paige. The off balance three and theyve regained control. Second half, Kennedy Meeks to isiah hicks. North carolina. A workmanlike 12 point win. 8068 more acc. 11th ranked louisvilleover pitt. And notre meanwhile. The cavs may have dropped a three point heartbreaker to miami, but that hasnt dampened the showdown excitement coming to charlottesville this weekend. College gameday set to be on hand in charlottesville. As the 3rd ranked cavs are hosting 7th ranked North Carolina coach tony bennett hopes the hoopla. Works in his teams favor. Tony bennett uva head coach. I guess thatsa god sign that its here. You are playing a great team in carolina, we are in a strong spot, and its a hotly contested Conference Race so i think the fact taht its here. You know hopefully itll bring a lot of excitement and we can play our best. When in a good situation and a big stage. After carolinas win tonight. They are a game up on miami 1 and louisville and two full games up on virginia. A surprise manufacturer switcha roo today. Stewarthaas shakes up the the team. Is switching. From chevrolet. To ford. In 2017. Which can be labeled. A shocker. Stewart haas currently fields teams for tony stewart, Kevin Harvick kurt busch and danica patrick. And has been with chevy since its inception in 2009. Theyve won a pair of sprint cup titles. With stewart in 2011 and harvick in 2014. The move ends the Longstanding Alliance they had with hendrick motorsportsw here they receive engines and chassis. Despite reports to the contrary. Tigers agent says hes progressing nicely. From back surgery. Two members of the British Parliament have sent a letter to the nfl saying change the redskins name. Or send a Different Team to our country this fall. Resdkins are scheduled to play therein a bout 8 months. And number 5 xavier. Takes out which brings me to the lite. O the nite. Its the x menedmund sumner. The driver and dish. Amd james farr. The thunk and dunk. Its xavier. With the upset win. Stay with us. The commonwealth is under a state of emergency tonight after severe storms ripped through the area. Among the hardest hit. Waverly and appomattox county. Four people are dead three in waverly. One in appomattox governor mcauliffe will visit both areas tomorrow to assess the damage. We will continue to follow this developing story. And make sure to tune in tomorrow morning to virginia today starting at five am. Where we will continue our live team fallon is next. Well see you back here tomorrow for just 4 you can get an everyday value slam, all you can eat pancakes, our new biscuits smothered in sausage gravy, or the new cookies n cream mega sundae. You know, im more than a cook. Im everyones best friend. 4 dishes for 4 dollars each. [ cheers and applause ] steve from studio 6b in Rockefeller Center in the heart of new york city, its the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Tonight, join jimmy and his guests taraji p. Henson, mike birbiglia, musical guest fka twigs. And featuring the legendary roots crew. Questlove 424 compton. Steve and now, here he is,

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