While Deltaville has seen its share of bad storms- mostly in the form of hurricanes and Nor'easters- there haven't been many tornadoes to touch down in the town. Oh, we've had them skirt the area. I recall one in Mathews County that took out some pine trees back when I was around 10-12 years old. And in April of 2006 there was a front that went through and spawned a few twisters in the Newport News area and over on the Eastern Shore. We spotted a funnel cloud but it didn't touch down.
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| Funnel Cloud April 2006 |
In fact, the first (and possibly the only other) tornado to hit Deltaville was back in 1935.
It hit in September around dusk and destroyed homes and trees.
Something else interesting- no one was killed or injured in this tornado either.
As bad as any tornado can be I dont think anything can compare to what happended in Joplin,MO. Continued prayers for all those hit by storms this year. It's been a rough year for so many.
ReplyDeleteAwesome shot of that funnel cloud!
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Love the funnel cloud photo.
ReplyDeleteInteresting about the other tornado and lack of injuries/deaths in that one too. It's hard to make sense of it all.