This home and theyre getting her to safety tonight. You talked to Law Enforcement and you talked to some other people out in the area, for, and you told me that there was some damage out on route 630. I am going to go check that out as soon as im no longer live on Television Just to see if i can find out exactly whats going on. But jean, definitely the scene out here right now is just a lot of damage. A lot of homes out here on route 460. This is just one of the areas that is seeing a lot of damage. We understand that it goes all the way down to the Promised Land area in appomattox county as well. Were glad to hear that person is okay. When you look at that damage, that is certainly a very strong storm there, tim saunders. Thank you very much. Well, jean, i do want to say that the house behind me, we dont know for sure that that person or if anybody was in that house. The home that i was talking about that had an elderly woman in it is a brick home off to my left. Its out of view. I do
A reported funnel cloud in appomattox has killed at least one person, and injured several others. Wdbj7s Amanda Kenney is there this morning as we wait for the latest information on wednesdays storm. Garrett, we expect to hear more at 7 00 this morning. Thats when a press conference will be held regarding the storm in appomattox. Virginia Governor Terry mcaullife has emergency. That means Public Safety agencies such as the Virginia National guard, Virginia State police, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and the Virginia Department of transportation can devote every available resource to storm response and recovery. About an hour ago we found out the Virginia National guard have sent more than 50 soldiers to help with debris clean up. Theyre being sent to essex, richmond, westmoreland, sussex and patrick counties but more counties will be added if need be. Governor mcaullife will also be here in appomatox county and waverly, virginia today the two hardest hit areas from th
Have that chance of and isolated strong thunderstorm was seeing some activity already down into North Carolina and we do have our weather watcher up there and am chris white nineties or soldiers are is down in North Carolina and out him right now we are continuing to monitor his you need right now hes down your home North Carolina which is are just to the south and fontenot outages the south of twenty nine season hello North Carolina you can see its arty get gardener tears in that tornado watch area so theres no warnings right now meaning a tornado would be on the ground reason the watch area which means it you deftly need to be aware watch out for those possible tornadoes later on today an agency the tornado watch box thats a good portion North Carolina South Carolina and she asked noses its way toward the virginia border this the area that has the best chance seeing toward attic activity within the next several hours of course watch means the potential is there dozen units can happen
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
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