Good Evening.

VA s Capitol got rocked this afternoon in what looks to be a tornado that came thru richmond lots of damage has occured and i am working ongetting as much data as possible. Here are some photos from the cbs station in richmond cbs 6.

http://wtvr.com/2012/06/25/storm-damage-pictures/

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1830 UNK 2 ESE FERNCLIFF LOUISA VA 3792 7808 TREES DOWN ALONG INTERSTATE 64 IN LOUISA COUNTY. (AKQ)

1835 UNK HICKORY HAVEN GOOCHLAND VA 3766 7767 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN HIGHWAY 288 AND WEST BROAD ST. (AKQ)

1840 UNK 1 NNE SHORT PUMP HENRICO VA 3766 7761 SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED IN HALF NEAR INTERSTATE 64 AND 295 ON THE WEST SIDE. (AKQ)

1840 UNK 1 SSE ROCKVILLE HANOVER VA 3772 7768 SEVERAL TOPS OF TREES SNAPPED AND SPLIT ... MAILBOX FOUND HUNDREDS OF FEET AWAY AND BOARD STICKING IN SIDING. (AKQ)

1840 UNK ROCKVILLE HANOVER VA 3773 7768 TWISTED AND SNAPPED TREES IN PATH IN ROCKVILLE. METAL SHED ALSO DESTROYED. (AKQ)

1840 UNK 1 W VONTAY HANOVER VA 3776 7777 TREES DOWN AT SUMMER RIDGE PLACE AND VONTE ROAD. (AKQ)

1845 UNK 1 ENE ERIN SHADES HENRICO VA 3765 7758 SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN WITH ROOF OFF CORPORATE BUILDING IN INNSBROOK CORPORATE CENTER. (AKQ)

1848 UNK SHORT PUMP HENRICO VA 3765 7761 WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN WITH SOME ON HOUSES FROM SHORT PUMP THROUGH WEST END. EMERGENCY CREWS ARE PERFORMING DAMAGE SURVEYS. (AKQ)

1850 UNK BLANKS STORE CHARLES CITY VA 3731 7694 WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROADS ACROSS EASTERN CHARLES CITY COUNTY. (AKQ)

1853 60 1 SW LAKESIDE HENRICO VA 3761 7748 TREES DOWN ACROSS THE AREA. (AKQ)

1900 UNK HIGHLAND SPRINGS HENRICO VA 3755 7733 SEVERAL 3 TO 4 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN IN HIGHLAND SPRINGS. (AKQ)

1905 70 MONTROSE HENRICO VA 3752 7738 TREES DOWN AT CHARLES CITY ROAD AND WILLIAMSBURG ROAD. (AKQ)

1905 UNK 1 ENE ENGLISH HILLS HENRICO VA 3763 7754 WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN ACROSS HERICO WITH NUMEROUS POWER LINES DOWN. (AKQ)

1910 UNK 1 NW BROAD MEADOWS HENRICO VA 3766 7756 LARGE TREES DOWN WITH PEOPLE TRAPPED IN HOMES IN BROAD MEADOWS SUBDIVISION. (AKQ)

1912 60 RICHMOND HENRICO VA 3750 7733 (AKQ)

1912 UNK ACCA CITY OF RICHMOND VA 3758 7746 DAMAGE BEING REPORED AT THE RICHMOND DIAMOND. ROWS OF SEATS HAVE BEEN BLOWN AROUND AND A WALL IS LEANING NEAR COLLAPSE. (AKQ)

1921 UNK 2 WNW HIGHLAND SPRINGS HENRICO VA 3756 7735 TREE DOWN ON CREIGHTON ROAD. (AKQ)

1940 UNK 1 NNE SHORT PUMP HENRICO VA 3766 7761 SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED IN HALF NEAR INTERSTATE 64 AND 295 ON THE WEST SIDE. (AKQ)

1942 UNK PROVIDENCE FORGE NEW KENT VA 3744 7705 WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN FROM NEW KENT TO PROVIDENCE FORGE. TREES BLOCKING INTERSTATE 64. (AKQ)

1945 UNK CHICKAHOMINY HAVEN JAMES CITY VA 3737 7689 STRUCTURE COLLAPSE WITH WOMAN TRAPPED INSIDE. (AKQ)

1945 UNK LANEXA NEW KENT VA 3742 7691 GAZEBO DESTROYED AND SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED (AKQ)

1950 UNK BLANKS STORE CHARLES CITY VA 3731 7694 WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROADS ACROSS EASTERN CHARLES CITY COUNTY. (AKQ)

2023 61 FORT EUSTIS CITY OF NEWPORT N VA 3713 7662 AWOS (AKQ)

2030 UNK 1 N HERITAGE HAMLET YORK VA 3719 7645 NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN COUNTY-WIDE. (AKQ)

2038 82 DOUGLAS CONVERSE WY 4276 10539 (CYS)
2100 59 1 WSW EDGEWATER CITY OF NORFOLK VA 3689 7632 WEATHERFLOW OB (AKQ)

2100 60 1 WSW DEBMAN'S MOBILE H CITY OF NEWPORT N VA 3700 7642 SEVERAL MEDIUM SIZED BRANCHES DOWN ALONG INTERSTATE 664 AT EXIT 4 WITH LARGE HAIL. (AKQ)

2115 UNK EAST HAVEN CITY OF NORFOLK VA 3689 7628 LARGE TREE DOWN IN ROAD AT WILLOW WOOD DRIVE AND GRAMBY ST. (AKQ)

2140 UNK LOXLEY PLACE CITY OF PORTSMOUT VA 3680 7634 TREE DOWN ON HOUSE (AKQ)

The question is.... was this a very long lived strait line wind event or was there a tornado involved ?

We shall se as the NWS is currently preforming damage surveys.

Dean D Davison
Staff Meteorologist/ Admin/ Severe Weather Manager
Storm Surge LLC