COURTLAND, Va. — The National Weather Service confirmed at least five tornadoes touched down in southeastern Virginia as Tropical Storm Isaias made its way through the region on August 4.
The strongest tornado so far was an EF2 in Courtland. That twister hit around 2:50 a.m. Tuesday, and moved across almost 16 miles, with wind speeds between 120 and 125 miles per hour.
The NWS also confirmed two tornado touchdowns in Suffolk, one in James City County, and one in Gloucester County.
Suffolk had an EF1 tornado around 3:02 a.m. and an EF0 tornado around 3:08 a.m. The EF1 tornado brought 100 mile per hour wind speeds through 20 miles of the city, causing damage to homes and businesses.
James City County's confirmed tornado was an EF1, and it only swept across about a mile of the area before dissipating.
Just before 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Gloucester officials said the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touchdown in the area of Taliaferro Lane.
The county spokesman said the event was somewhere between a strong EF0 or a weak EF1, and that determination hadn't been decided. Wind speeds were about 90 miles per hour.
Wednesday, the organization is set to analyze damage from Lancaster and York counties, to determine if storm damage came from tornadoes, or if the effects were consistent with tropical system winds.
A release from the National Weather Service also said experts also planned to analyze damage from North Carolina on Wednesday, which could confirm whether or not the extreme storm damage in Bertie County, North Carolina, was related to a tornado.
Two people were killed in that area after a mobile home park was completely destroyed.