CAPE CHARLES, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police say two were killed and at least 20 injured when a fierce storm slammed a campground on the state’s Eastern Shore.
Spokeswoman Corinne Geller confirmed the deaths and injuries early Thursday at the Cherrystone Family Camping & RV Resort in rural Northampton County.
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The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning for the area that expired at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Volunteer firefighter Brittney Eder says she was at the campground ahead of the storm and described the sky as “jet black.”
(This has been a breaking news update. An earlier update by The Associated Press is posted below.)
CAPE CHARLES — Virginia emergency management officials say numerous injuries are being reported following a possible tornado at a campground at Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
Spokeswoman Laura Southard said multiple agencies including Virginia State Police are responding to the Cherrystone Family Camping & RV Resort in rural Northampton County.
Southard said more than a couple dozen injuries have been reported but most of them are minor. She could not confirm reports of possible deaths.
The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning for the area that expired at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Jay Diem, a photographer with Eastern Shore News that’s near the scene, told The Associated Press that the road to the campground is blocked by police.
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