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05.14.08, 2:12 p.m.
05.12.08, 2:13 p.m.
05.09.08, 2:12 p.m.
05.08.08, 11:50a.m.
- Free legal services available to victims of Virginia tornadoes. More details. [opens in a new browser window]
05.07.08, 11:46 p.m.
05.06.08, 6:40 p.m.
- The Suffolk Disaster Response Center, located in the King's Fork Middle School Recreation Center, 350 Kings Fork Road and will now be open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m through Friday, May 9th.
05.06.08, 6:36 p.m.
05.05.08, 2:50 p.m.
- The National Weather Service has now confirmed ten tornadoes:
- City of Suffolk (strong EF3)
- City of Colonial Heights (EF1)
- Brunswick County (EF1)
- Gloucester County/Mathews County (EF0)
- Mathews County (EF1)
- Greensville County (EF1)
- Halifax County (EF1)
- Surry County (EF1)
- Isle of Wight County (EF1)
- James City County (EF0)
05.05.08, 11:50 a.m.
05.05.08, 9:30 a.m.
05.02.08,
05.02.08, 2:40 p.m.
- Suffolk Police have announced the implementation of a Contractor Re-entry Program, enabling contractors to re-enter communities without homeowners. More details. [91kb PDF]
05.02.08, 9:30 a.m.
05.01.08, 12:45 p.m.
05.01.08, 9:30 a.m.
- Situation report 5 posted [46kb PDF]
- The shelter at Kings Fork High School in Suffolk closed as of 10:00 A.M. on April 30. As of 9:30 a.m. on April 30, all roads are now open. All schools opened as of May 1.
05.01.08, 8:45 a.m.
- News release issued: Disaster Response Center Opens in Suffolk
- A Disaster Response Center to help people affected by the tornadoes and severe storms that struck April 28 opens at 10 a.m. today (Thursday, May 1) in the Suffolk City Recreation Center located at Kings Fork Middle School, 350 Kings Fork Road in the city of Suffolk.
04.30.08, 12:10 p.m.
- The National Weather Service has now confirmed eight tornadoes:
- City of Suffolk (strong EF3)
- City of Colonial Heights (EF1)
- Brunswick County (EF1)
- Gloucester County (EF0)
- Mathews County (EF0)
- Halifax County (EF1)
- Surry County (EF1)
- Isle of Wight County (EF1)
04.30.08, 10:20 a.m.
- Situation report 4 has been revised to update information pertaining to the location of a Disaster Recovery Center. [44kb PDF]
04.30.08, 9:16 a.m.
04.30.08, 7:50 a.m.
- The National Weather Service has now confirmed seven tornadoes:
- City of Suffolk (strong EF3)
- City of Colonial Heights (EF1)
- Brunswick County (EF1)
- Gloucester and Mathews Counties (EF0)
- Halifax County(EF1)
- Surry County (EF1)
- Isle of Wight County (EF1)
04.29.08, 7:05 p.m.
04.29.08, 5:20 p.m.
- The National Weather Service has stated that the tornado that hit Suffolk has preliminarily been rated a strong EF3 tornado with winds reaching a maximum of 160 miles per hour.
04.29.08, 5:15 p.m.
04.29.08, 5:05 p.m.
04.29.08, 4:05 p.m.
- The National Weather Service has now confirmed four tornadoes: Virgilina (Halifax County), Suffolk, Brunswick and Colonial Heights.
04.29.08, 3:30 p.m.
04.29.08, 2:25 p.m.
- Suffolk Police are currently staffing a neighborhood re-entry program to allow residents of Burnett's Mill to assess the condition of their properties. More details. [23kb PDF]
04.29.08, 2:10 p.m.
- Route 58 will be closed at Route 10 in both directions from 7:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. on April 29. More details. [26kb PDF]
04.29.08, 12:20 p.m.
- Governor Kaine will visit Suffolk this afternoon. For more information, visit the Governor's Web site. [opens in a new browser window]
04.29.08, 12:00 noon
04.29.08, 11:35 a.m.
- A 4-person Incident Management Team from Fairfax has been dispatched to Suffolk.
04.29.08, 9:50 a.m.
- Dogs East, K-9 Alert and Greater Atlantic Rescue Dogs are sending search dogs to Suffolk.
- Civil Air Patrol flying two missions this morning. The first will provide National Weather Service, VDEM regional coordinator and local officials with overflight. The second will include digital imagery equipment to be used for mapping damaged areas.
04.29.08, 8:15 a.m.
- 145 homes in Suffolk have been deemed uninhabitable.
- One shelter is open with number of shelterees fluctuating from 35 to 75.
04.29.08, 5:30 a.m.
- Situation report 2 posted [36kb PDF]
- National Weather Service confirmed EF1 tornado in Brunswick County.
- Approximately 200 injuries reported. 120 transported to hospitals. 6 in critical condition. 6 in serious condition.
04.28.08, 9:00 p.m.
04.28.08, 6:55 p.m.
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