Six Tornadoes in Virginia -- The National Weather Service has now confirmed that there were six tornadoes that touched down in Virginia on Saturday. One travelled 35 miles through Surry, James City, Middlesex Mathews and Gloucester Counties. Tornado damage was also reported in Isle of Wight County and in central and Southwestern Virginia. More than 400 buildings were damaged statewide with more than 60 destroyed. The worst damage was in Gloucester County where 162 buildings were damaged. Damage estimates in Gloucester total more than 7.7 million dollars.
Gloucester to combine two middle schools into one -- Students who attend storm-damaged Page Middle School will return to school Wednesday at Peasley Middle School. Gloucester officials say the plan involves having Peasley Middle students and staff use their building in the morning. Page Middle School would take over the building in the afternoon. More from the Gazette-Journal.
NC storm victims have more time to file their taxes -- Fees and penalties for late filings and payments will be waived until May. However, interest owed on federal tax payments will still accrue. The story...
The Surry Nuclear Power Plant could be out of service for several days -- Dominion Virginia Power must make repairs on the plant's electrical switchyard, which was in the path of a tornado. Officials said the reactors were not damaged, adding that safety systems worked exactly as designed. More...
Electrical service mostly restored -- Dominion Virginia Power repair crews have restored allmost all service that was disrupted by Saturday night's storms. Outages numbered just a few dozen in the Gloucester area Tuesday morning. Outages totaled over one thousand Monday morning.
NC storm victims warned to watch out for rip-off artists -- North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper is asking consumers who suspect price gouging from storm cleanup and repair companies to contact his office.
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