Saturday, July 14, 2012

Tornado Touches Down On Virginia Eastern Shore

From WESR
A tornado touched down on the Eastern Shore, in Accomack County near Logan Road in Onley on Saturday.


A strong series of storms began moving down the seaside of the Eastern Shore Saturday morning. Heavy rain, thunder and lightening were also reported.


As much as 6 inches of rain fell in the Gargatha area. Several reports of heavy rain were also reported as the storms moved south by southwest along the Eastern Shore.


Pictured: A confirmed tornado hit the Eastern Shore early Saturday afternoon. The top photo is courtesy of Linda Ross and was taken near Logan Road in Onley. The bottom photo is courtesy of Kate Evans and was taken at 1:25 this afternoon behind Melfa just off of Phillips Drive/Mapp rd, just off of Main Street.

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