Tornado strikes Virginia coast, damaging homes and leaving some without power
Posted on AllSides April 30th, 2023
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Multiple homes were damaged, trees were downed, and more than 2,000 utility customers were without power Sunday evening after a tornado struck the coast near Virginia Beach, Va., officials said. It wasn't immediately clear if injuries had been reported. The vortex struck the area of Fort Story along the Virginia Beach shoreline shortly before 6 p.m., National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Montefusco said. The tornado made a distinct signature in radar and other data analyzed by the weather service, he said, but its force would not be known for hours....