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6 years TO THE DAY after La Plata was leveled by the big one. 
The pictures the news is showing now looks exactly like La Plata 6 years ago.
1 Dead, Hundreds Injured in Virginia Tornadoes
One person was killed and at least 200 were injured Monday as three tornadoes and storms swept through central and southeastern Virginia.
Meteorologist Bryan Jackson said the twisters hit Suffolk, Colonial Heights and Brunswick County on Monday afternoon.
Jackson said the Brunswick County tornado was estimated at 86 mph to 110 mph, and cut a 300-yard path of destruction. Assessments of the other twisters were planned for Tuesday, but Jackson described Suffolk's as a "major tornado."
Suffolk city spokeswoman Dana Woodson said one person died when two apparent tornadoes passed through the city Monday afternoon. Bob Spieldenner from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management said at least 200 others were injured there.
At least 18 others were injured when the storm hit Colonial Heights, Spieldenner said. Three of those were taken to hospitals.
Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk was damaged, but remained operational and was accepting patients, Spieldenner said. The injured also were being taken to another hospital in the city, Woodson said.
"Multiple buildings have been destroyed, homes have been destroyed," Woodson said. She said the areas around the hospital and in the community of Driver were hardest hit.
The storm in Colonial Heights overturned cars and blew out vehicle windows in the Southpark Mall area. Some buildings also were damaged.
Southside Regional Medical Center treated one storm victim with minor injuries and was poised to receive more, hospital spokeswoman Terry Tysinger said. John Randolph Hospital in Hopewell was put on "high alert."
Property damage also was reported in Brunswick County, one of several localities where the National Weather Service (web|news) had issued a tornado warning. Sgt. Michelle Cotten of the Virginia State Police said a twister destroyed two homes. Trees and power lines were down, and some flooding was reported.
A tornado hit Colonial Heights, based on televised photos from the scene and an eyewitness account from a weather service employee who was shopping in the area at the time.
About 18,000 Virginia Dominion Power customers were without service, mostly in the Northern Neck.
Authorities said callers later reported seeing a funnel cloud near Portsmouth.
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0408/515199.html
The pictures the news is showing now looks exactly like La Plata 6 years ago.
1 Dead, Hundreds Injured in Virginia Tornadoes
One person was killed and at least 200 were injured Monday as three tornadoes and storms swept through central and southeastern Virginia.
Meteorologist Bryan Jackson said the twisters hit Suffolk, Colonial Heights and Brunswick County on Monday afternoon.
Jackson said the Brunswick County tornado was estimated at 86 mph to 110 mph, and cut a 300-yard path of destruction. Assessments of the other twisters were planned for Tuesday, but Jackson described Suffolk's as a "major tornado."
Suffolk city spokeswoman Dana Woodson said one person died when two apparent tornadoes passed through the city Monday afternoon. Bob Spieldenner from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management said at least 200 others were injured there.
At least 18 others were injured when the storm hit Colonial Heights, Spieldenner said. Three of those were taken to hospitals.
Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk was damaged, but remained operational and was accepting patients, Spieldenner said. The injured also were being taken to another hospital in the city, Woodson said.
"Multiple buildings have been destroyed, homes have been destroyed," Woodson said. She said the areas around the hospital and in the community of Driver were hardest hit.
The storm in Colonial Heights overturned cars and blew out vehicle windows in the Southpark Mall area. Some buildings also were damaged.
Southside Regional Medical Center treated one storm victim with minor injuries and was poised to receive more, hospital spokeswoman Terry Tysinger said. John Randolph Hospital in Hopewell was put on "high alert."
Property damage also was reported in Brunswick County, one of several localities where the National Weather Service (web|news) had issued a tornado warning. Sgt. Michelle Cotten of the Virginia State Police said a twister destroyed two homes. Trees and power lines were down, and some flooding was reported.
A tornado hit Colonial Heights, based on televised photos from the scene and an eyewitness account from a weather service employee who was shopping in the area at the time.
About 18,000 Virginia Dominion Power customers were without service, mostly in the Northern Neck.
Authorities said callers later reported seeing a funnel cloud near Portsmouth.
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0408/515199.html
