Virginia tornadoes

Yesterday a series of at least three tornadoes tore through southeastern Virginia, with the largest impact being in Suffolk.

Interestingly, yesterday was also the six year anniversary of the catastrophic La Plata, MD tornado. Although tornadoes are not exactly rare in the mid-Atlantic states, an F4 tornado like La Plata had is extremely rare along the Atlantic coast or so far north. The tornado was one of an outbreak of 48 confirmed tornadoes over several states on April 27-28, 2002. The National Weather Service has produced a special assessment report, in addition to a web page created by the local forecast office. More photos are available on this page.