appomattox is a town where something happens 3 mona liveu3 3 mark tight families all over appomattox are coming together to recover after the storm left many without a home. valerie bragg spoke with one teen who was sitting at home when a tornado ripped through. valerie, to say he's lucky.. would be an understatement.valerie satlive yes, anchor. right now i'm in front of ???? and words cannot even describe the devastation i am seeing. so i'll show everywhere... this sums up what a large part of appomattox looks like tonight. 3 earlier today, i went to cub creek road...where a family of three lost their home. 15-year-old daniel poole was home sick from school, when the tornado tore his home to shreds. luckily, chris wright was over at the time, painting the family's home when he heard the tornado coming. he pulled daniel into a closet the basement. they held the door shut as hard as they could. "you know when a train passes a building and everything just shakes in the building. well that's how the door was and that's how my hands were... it was just like this. i couldn't control it. i

this is appomattox county since 1950. governor mcauliffe was in appomattox county on thursday to tour the damage left behind by the tornado.he visited the white pine drive area and spoke to people who live there. wednesday's tornado destroyed many of their homes. governor mcauliffe said he couldn't believe the destruction and is relieved people took shelter when they did. "if this had happened in the middle of the night, i'll tell you this, fatalities would have been way up. the kids were in school they kept the kids in school. so folks are very smart."after his tour through appomattox, the governor headed to waverly in eastern virginia.the storm killed three people there, including a 2-year-old boy. after the tornado, many are still without power and needing a place to stay. the american red cross has 2 shelters set up. one at the appomattox community center, the other in neighboring pamplin. residents tell wfxr news they're happy for all of the work that the red cross "i am thankful and grateful for the shelter and for

live in appomattox, courtney wheaton, abc 13 news. 3 mark tight when the coach for appomattox high school's football team asked his team to get involved.. the young men say.. there was no hesitation. today they spread out to help the community that cheered them on all season. two of their own teammates' homes were damaged. the coach gathered his team.. and they went out in force.. to clear debris and chop wood.sots coach doug smith, appomatox high school "this was an opportunity to give back to a great community that has shown them so much love during the football season. and reach out to them so and they wouldn't want to be anywhere else"drew mann, sophomore appomattox high "thank god for still being here and helping the community and everything."mark tight the whole team this process. and as soon as insurance companies give the clear at the two teammates whose homes were damaged.. the coach says they will help them. 3 3 mark it is definitely an 3 mark tight right now.. there are 2 shelters open in appomattox. one at the pamplin fire department. the other at the appomattox community center

the video sent in to us from a viewer from appomattox county. you can see here what appears to be a tornado coming togetherto be a tornado coming together. you can see the wind really start to pull that debris in as the funnel cloud really takes shape there, and then the tornado touches down. watch this just for a second longer until you see everything come together because it is almost all of a sudden -- there you go. coming down out of the sky. touching the ground there, and then you can really see the debris whipping up around this -- as it takes shape. let's go thrive marissa parra in appomattox county. 18 minutes down the road where we saw mona on central church road. what are you learning, marissa? >> danner, in the i have been here it has been really chaotic and all of us are trying to piece together what happened here. what we know -- turned the see this house showed you earlier was a little hard to see because it was nighttime. the own her left this trailer thanksgiving it would be safer to go into his car and it turns out -- that when

this is drone footage of appomattox county. you can see all of the damage, what is left after a deadly tornado swept through evergreen and red house. one-man in his 70s died due to the storm. state police say his home was destroyed by that tornado. in all, seven people also hurt. less than 24 hours after the storm, the community is coming together to move forward. we have team coverage of the aftermath. tola, the news conference wrapped up just minutes ago. tell us what you learned. >> reporter: that's right. i'm outside the appomattox county courthouse where the press conference just finished. we heard from the county public information officer as well as the sheriff. the sheriff gave us the name of the person who died as a result his name is edward keith harris. he was 78. search and rescue found him not too far from his home in the evergreen area. officials are urging people to please stay away from the impacted areas. there are still down trees, downed power lines.very dangerous situations for people driving or walking arou

wdbj 7's amanda kenney joins us live from appomattox county. good afternoon, amanda. >> good afternoon, kimberly. this morning we were in the neighborhood of evergreen, that's where homes, among 20 that were destroyed. there were more than 100 other homes that have been damaged. families made their way back to their homes today to see what was left. some people were lucky enough to only suffer minor damages. others left everything and what they say was a really quick storm. >> hit the side of the house and you could hear the roofing going off and that was right then. >> now, the murphy family says they weren't home at the time three cats are still missing and right now they're finding whatever they can salvage, but thank you seems like people have already come together to help these families in this time of need. and kimberly, again, just as kim said, there are two shelters open for victims of the storm? several homes and structures were damaged in the ararat area of patrick county. these are new pictures this morning near ararat highway. no on

also live tonight in appomattox county. colter -- you've been following from appomattox. what are people you spoke to saying tonight? behind me here is a very dark sign, as just a couple of hours and emergency crews cleaning up from the storm. "i just didn't think i was going to make it. the wind and the rain, it was devastating." alice clerval clung to trees for dear life in her front yard as the storm passed through. her mobile home was completely destroyed, everything a total loss. thankfully, she her two sons and her 17- year-old dog are safe. her next-door neighbor was storm came through. thankfully he was able to get to his basement in time. sandy hamlett, sr./survived storm "with the wind blowing, it sounded like a train, it was right on me." stand up "while his home wasn't damaged from the store several of his beehives like this one here the honey still intact scattered all across the ground. he says he will be able to save a few of the hives but for the most part they are a total loss." dominion power plans to be on scene all night and says it will likely be mid

susan adams, appomattox county administrator - "the one thing about appomattox county is that it is a very friendly community and the churches have done a tremendous job or providing housing that any of the dislocated people have needed."danner tight you can help too. there are several locations to dropp off donations. we have those for you at wset.com. 3 3 mark tight one man was killed in appomattox in this storm. 78 year old edward harris was found in a field. katie brooke has more on him tonight live from appomattox. katie liveu mark, i'm told by friends at the evergreen baptist church today that harris lived here all his life -- he was a farmer, and had a community. sheriff letterman tells me harris lived here off twin tunnels lane in a mobile home. rescue workers found him 300 yards from his house last night around 10 p.m. they say he was in a hayfield, covered in hay. search and rescue teams just finished up their mission -- and confirm every person is accounted for now here in appomattox. state police say 20 homes were destroyed by this tornado. and at least 100 structures had

the damage here in appomattox, mcauliffe surveyed the area in his helicopter. once on houses talking to people... many of whom lost everything. mcauliffe also met with phil hysell of the national weather service who says that this storm had gusts of 120 miles per hour. mcauffe said after seeing the damage, that really wasn't a surprise. sot- mcauliffe (:12)"we saw a lot of debris in trees. but you see an area with a bunch of people out on the ground going trying to find some treasured memento and hoping they can recover something" annie satlive sadly after natural disasters we always see people trying to take advantage of the people who lost everything. i asked mcauliffe how they plan to keep that from happening. he said they already have people on the ground watching out for that. live in appomattox, annie andersen, abc 13 news. 3 3 3 3 mark waverly is another area hard hit by the tornado. three people are dead there... a 2-year-old child and two men, ages 50 and 26. police say the toddler's mother was also in the trailer governor mcauliffe met privately with

tornado in appomattox. we'll head is in appomattox..and 3 pattie so many people have been reaching out to the victims of the tornado in appomattox. we'll head out now to mona kosar abdi who is in appomattox..and mona, those donations just keep rolling in..mona live u possible vopossible sot 3 pattie tight3 that was mona kosar abdi reporting. state police say the tornado that hit our area destroyed 20 homes. and at least 100 structures had damage in the 13-mile stretch along route 4-60 through evergreen and redhouse. courtney wheaton spoke with one family whose home was leveled. 3 jared and sharanda totty stand where their house once stood counting their blessings, and losses. sharanda says she was year old daughter when she got news a tornado was approaching. "at first i didn't believe it" but then.. "im holding her in my lap and i see a tree go by and i said oh my goodness its here."her husband told her to put a plan in place and she headed to the basement , her instincts kicked in from there.. " god took

wdbj 7's shayne dwyer also in appomattox tonight. you got to walk with the governor as he surveyed the damage. what did you observe? >> chris, to us it seemed like he was truly in a sense of disbelief and seemed like he truly hurt for the victims here in appomattox county. he was walking through rubble, downed trees. people's lives just scattered throughout the farm side. he was joined by victims, as well as police and county officials in evergreen. this is one of the central areas that was hit very hard. very few people escaped without some damage. the governor was one of the first to see the damage from the air because of the strong wind conditions. this is how he described the damage in his own words. >> really gigantic trees just snapped in half and it rose from 12 to 15 miles. i was amazed at the length of this tornado that struck here. as you go along and then you'll you will see gigantic areas of trees snapped in half. >> the governor left a short time later. the cleanup continued and there is no shortage of people helping. mc

it's the strongest tornado to ever hit appomattox county. according to the national weather service .. the e-f-3 tornado ... continued for 13 miles ... killing one person. state police say 78-year-old edward harris was thrown from his home. he was found nearby on twin tunnel lane late last night. 7 others were hurt. now the community is pitching in ... to help the victims. wsls ten's duke joins us now live from appomattox county. duke ... you talked with a few members of the appomattox county football team .... who are lending support to those in need... the appomattox county high school football team is volunteering their time and muscle to get rid of the debris that was left behind after the storm. vo there about 25 members from the appomattax football team who are helping their team mates cleanup. their coach says after the storm hit they say this is their way to show their support to homes. football players say they're glad the teammates are helping out. take sot drew mand/appomatto x football team that's even more better just to be with

3 danner this is a live look at appomattox tonight now two days after a tornado ripped through the area. so many people are out cleaning up today... 3 danner plasma appomattox county officials did hold a news conference just a few hours ago. they say the outpouring of support they're seeing has been unbelievable but the work is nowhere near done.we will continue to work together in the upcoming days and weeks to assist those in need and to strengthen our community. 3 danner our team coverage picks up tonight with valerie bragg and suri crowe. valerie -- an appomattox mother lost her son seven years ago and now the tornado swept away his urn. valerie -- just a heartbreaking story. 3 valerie liveu danner, it's the sentimental things that a lot of these tornado victims are trying to find because those are the things you cannot replace. for ashes are somewhere out there -- and she hopes somebody finds them. 3 an all day search turned up bits and pieces of her son's urn. (:04) "it was an old pooh bear cookie jar that i chose for him."3 sully mccune louis died from sids seven years ago. saman

live in appomattox, marissa parra, abc 13 news. 3 mark for those in appomattox with security concerns officials have a plan. state police tell us.. that unless you have a placard displayed in your vehilce.. beginning tomorrow.. you will not be allowed to go in to the evergreen neighborhood. if you're trying to help a family you know.. reach out to them and ask for one of the placards. state police say.. anyone without a placard will be turned away. 3 mark tight officials in that area tell us that right now.. they don't have a need for individual volunteers. they are only taking volunteers from "vetted" and "insured" disaster relief agencies. officials wanted to thank everyone for their willingness to serve. but if you'd like to lend a hand.. register with an official relief organization. when the true spirit of a 3 community reveals itself.3 3 3 mark abc 13 can help with your questions about.. where to volunteer.. how to donate.. where to take your pets.. or what the help line number is. our website.. wset dot com.. has all that and more. you can also get it on our abc 13 facebook fan

many homes are gone in appomattox. at one place we visited, just about only cinder blocks from marissa para has more. 3 sheila ferguson, family friend: "there was a large living room on the other side." (shows debris) now in pieces, she struggles to remember what her friend sandy burchett's house looked like just two days ago. her friend's son, jake burchett, didn't see the tornado coming. sheila ferguson, family friend: "his dog woke him upa& and he was asleep in his bedroom." she turns around as if to find it still standing... sheila ferguson, family friend: "and then it threw him against the brick wall there. about, probably i'd say 50 yards." the army veteran was rushed to the hospital for head trauma. miraculously, jake is expected to be okay. but his dog dixie was found underneath pieces of the housea& sheila ferguson, family friend: "she saved his life but she lost hers." she tries to pick up the pieces of her friend's lifea& salvaging what she can.sheila everything she's ever owned....... gone."sandy burchett,

we're sending a truck, one truck to appomattox. once things get settled, as much as they need that we have."johnson says volunteers will likely spend at least several days at each site. they'll also meet with local leaders to find out how they can help - over the long term.johnson: "it's great to be able to deliver hope to those who feel like there is none, you know, when everything's destroyed and their lives are shattered all around them."kristen tag: "about 30-40 volunteers are expected to leave this morning to start strong northwest winds will wfxr news is your local election headquarters. we now know where senator marco rubio's southwest virginia rally will be held on sunday night. the event gets underway at 8-30 at roanoke college in salem. doors open at 7:30 and you will need to rsvp.if you want to know how to rsvp- just head to our website--virginia first a fiesty, fiery presidential debate in texasthursday night. there were five republican candidates on the stage, but the spotlight was really on three contenders -- and the

natural debris may be hauled to the appomattox county landfill. they are extending their hours right now. the national guard and regional hazmat personnel will be on-site to separate hazardous materials. they also say to make sure when you are moving the debris that it's secure in your car so it doesn't go flying onto the highway. 3 mark tight they may have joined the emergency response group thinking they'd help with disaster relief all over the world. but right now.. a group of students from liberty university are getting the chance to help those in their own backyard. katie brooke is live in appomattox county after meeting up with them. katie liveu mark, 23 students spent the day here helping wherever needed -- loading belongings in uhauls, tacking tarps on roofs, and just being there for those they're here as 3 a part of lu send now, the university's emergency response team. students say it's crazy to think that back on campus, everything is fine. and they're just shocked to see the disaster around them here. one team from lu send now just got

this is outside of appomattox. the town of appomattox near evergreen. and you and i were dissecting what you think that might be. you that i could definitely be a tornado. >> george: let's go back to that previous picture if we canthat previous picture if we can, because that picture was sent in by a viewer in the eversent in by a viewer in the evergreen area and i remember specifically being on and showing a large circulation crossing highway 460, and we were saying it is highly unlikely there is a tornado on the ground near evergreen, and then about 15 minutes later, we got this picture and a look at some of the damage which it caused. the national weather service, danner, they will the ones that go out and rate the damage. >> right, and say, yes, this was a tornado. let's say -- george, you come to us from oklahoma, tornado alley. so you have significant made it -- >> george: that you are looking at. what the national weather service will do whether there is -- you look at the damaged pattern. for example, if the damage is everywhere, then it is like

morning in appomattox county. len, what does it look like out there this morning?len 3 pattie tight this morning -- a number of families are trying to figure out what comes next. many of them lost so much in a matter of minutes. but mona kosar abdi spoke with a man who lost nearly everything.. but is still looking on the bright side. 3 "it's unbelievable"jimmy womack.. sifts through piles of debris...where his garage once stood "it's probably totaled i don't know"the damage too great too track. "this is devastating"womack says he was home when the weather conditions took a turn for the worse."i told my mom to come to my house because i have a basement and she doesn't.although his mom lives next door she said the winds were too strong to make it over."i saw it coming so i told mom to lay down in the hallway and cover her head." womack stays the roof on his mother's house blew right off. but nothing compares to the damage done to his uncles house 2 houses over."i can't believe it"fortunately everyone walked away wit

life from evergreen, rachel i guess the family grew up there in appomattox . harris family is appomattox born and raised, everybody here in the community knows them and many of the siblings live here. i spoke with brother who lives a few hundred yards behind me. he also had damage from the storm today. they said that they were a farming family. 1 out of 18 children, a very big family and a farming family. that's how they described their brother keith. he told me when the tornado hit his brother keith was sitting in his chair in his home in evergreen. the winds demolished his home and through him away where his body was found outside. his wife was injured during the storm but is expected to make a recovery. his daughter's house was also damaged, extensive damage their. the family has lost a lot but after a long life they want their brother to be remembered passed.>> keith was a good brother. he always tried to help provide for his family and our families also. >> reporter: funeral arrangements have not been set at this point but we know robinsons funeral home h

this is appomattox county since 1950. governor mcauliffe was in appomattox county on thursday to tour the damage left behind by the tornado.he visited the white pine drive area and spoke to people who live there. wednesday's tornado destroyed many of their homes. governor mcauliffe said he couldn't believe the destruction and is relieved people took shelter when they did. "if this had happened in the middle of the night, i'll tell you this, fatalities would have been way up. the kids were in school they kept the kids in school. so folks are very smart."after his tour through appomattox, the governor headed to waverly in eastern virginia.the storm killed three people there, including a 2-year-old boy. after the tornado, many are still without power and needing a place to stay. the american red cross has 2 shelters set up. one at the appomattox community center, the other in neighboring pamplin. residents tell wfxr news they're happy for all of the work that the red cross volunteers are doing. "i am thankful and grateful fo

we're sending a truck, one truck to appomattox. once things get settled, as much as they need johnson says volunteers will least several days at each also meet with local leaders to they can help - over the long johnson: "it's great to be able to those who feel like there know, when everything's their lives are shattered all kristen tag: "about 30-40 volunteers are leave tomorrow morning to start cleanup and deliver danville - kristen officials from god's pit crew say they prefer monetary donations at this time - over donations of products.if you would like to donate or learn more about becoming a volunteer for god's pit crew - head to our website - virginia first dot com. a big concern for people affected by the storm- is finding a place to stay.two shelters have been set up. one is at the appomattox community center on community lane- and the other is at the pamplin fire department on pamplin road.but these shelters will not allow pets county said in a news conference today- there are options for your animals. you can reach the a

live in appomattox, noell saunders wdbj7. and we have information about you can help victims in appomattox on our website. just click on the link on our must see 7 bar on wdbj7.com. himi know you know i gene get it says news of of this we get some cleanup underway i dictated noel him i say it is cold out there is other yesterday now wind is howling we got windchill that's going on to soaks the folks are trying to to you would through the debris and bindings or have a tough time it's very interesting situation out there for sure cold still right now thirty six and roanoke which factor the when it feels even colder than that i thirty seven now in lynchburg i next-door there in evergreen a forty three degrees and danville no one thing immediately at the way to ignite you know twenty to thirty mile-per-hour gusts we been seeing today it feels a lot colder than it actually is about a twenty four mile-per-hour gusts rona blacksburg airport at the top of the hour back here's the good news if you're looking for some warmer whether it

one of the hardest hit areas -- appomattox county... where a confirmed e-f- three tornado with winds up to 165 miles-per- hour tore through everything in its path. good evening, and thanks for joining us for wsls 10 at eleven. i'm john carlin. we are following breaking news tonight out of kansas.. where authorities say four people including the gunman are dead after a series of attacks. police say 14 people were also hurt in the shootings at excel industries... a manufacturing plant where the gunman was employed. dan scheneman brings us the latest. dylan/shooting witness : "everybody said that there was gunshots, there was a shooter, and we just kept hearing pop pop." it was near the end of the work day when authorities in south central kansas were called to a shooting...a man driving a truck hit in the shoulder.... that was followed by a report of another attack at another location and then......word of an active shooter inside excel industries... sot jordan/employe e: "it didnt' matter who it was he had no specific target, he just...

from appomattox with an update, tim? jean, this is only the third time since 1950 appomattox has been hit by a tornado. everyone who lives here has been accounted for. one person did die. earlier that day we learned that man's name was edward keith harris. he was 78 and a county spokesperson said that he was found last night around 10:00 in a field near his home in evergreen. that community saw the most widespread and severe damage following yesterday's storm. destroyed. residents who showed up this morning to collect his belongings and salvage what was left of his house. >> some of the rescue squad workers had children at child care. it looked kind of bad. finally they told us our house wasn't here anymore. we came and here it is here. >> a county spokesperson says damage assessments are still under way and she couldn't provide a dollar amount for what was destroyed. county officials say that this area is still very dangerous with a lot of downed power lines and loose debris. all roads are open, but leaders are asking p

appomattox county schools are closed today. there are a number of homes and businesses still in the dark since the storm rolled through. right now in appomattox county, there without power. appalachian power also reporting hundreds of outages mainly across the region. here's a live look at that outage map: around 4-hundred people are in the dark this morning in roanoke county. 2-hundred in franklin county. high numbers in patrick county, where 7-hundred people are without power right now. here on good day virginia. a community shelter has been set up in appomattox county for any residents who are without a place to stay. wfxr's paris holmes has more on how many people have been there throughout the night and what's next. i spoke to a couple volunteers here at the appomattox community center and they say there were about 10 victims here earlier sleeping on the cots behind me. they left because they found somewhere else to stay. but they have about 15 cots here with pillows and warm blankets for any of the victims affected by thi

1950. 3 danner we have live team coverage from appomattox. marissa parra and courtney wheaton are live following new details about the storm. chief meteorologist george flickinger is in weather center. we begin our team coverage with marissa parra. 3 3 marissa satlive danner, one of the most important takeaways is that the storm may be over but it is still potentially dangerous to be outside. you can see the wind is pretty strong, and there is a lot of sharp, metal debris that can be easily picked up. it sounds like right now no one is even process... the focus is still on assessing damage, cleaning up and taking care of those without homes - human or animal. vdot says all roads are passable right now. and from what we heard, times may be tough but the help is just pouring in. it's been amazing. we've had a wonderful search team out of lynchburg we've had local guys, 3 emergency services units and they've done a trememendous job and we appreciate everything they've done for the county. marissa satlive3 the lynchburg fire water, clothing, clea

live in appomattox, amanda kenney, wdbj7. for now, bill cosby defamation lawsuit against one of his accusers. his lawyers say he can't fully participate in court proceedings against beverly johnson, because of the criminal case against him in pennsylvania. they say they'll re- file the defamation suit against johnson at a later date the virginia senate has passed a budget proposal that includes 175 thousand dollars more over the next two years to cover a bigger per diem for senators. both the house and senate passed their respective versions of their 100 billion dollar biennial budgets yesterday. the senate's version includes increasing the daily reimbursements for senators for attending official meetings when the general assembly is not in session from 200 dollars to 300 dollars. supporters said the increase was reasonable because it would help offset the cost of being a citizen legislator. freshman gop senator david suetterlein says lawmakers should not be voting for a pay raise for themselves. the lone candidate seeking th

in appomattox county, shayne dwyer wdbj-7. governor terry mcauliffe checked out the damage in appomattox county first hand today. he credited advanced planning and a quick response. he also said if the e-f3 tornado had hit in the middle of the night, more people in the evergreen community would be injured or even killed. in southern yesterday's tornado destroyed a 120- year-old church. winds tore the steeple off central baptist church and dropped the ruins about a quarter mile away. the brick facade was peeled off and stained glass windows are mangled. this morning volunteers, including the football team from appomattox county high school, helped clean up the damage. barbara arnold: "it's devastating. even if they rebuild, it's still not going to be the same church, and i'm sure they will rebuild." the church was insured. appomattox leaders are encouraging people to stay out of areas impacted by the tornado. cross pic on fb amid all that devasation in appomattox county, these three crosses still stand. since we posted this on

in the town of appomattox. the other is at the pamplin fire department. >>> the power of the storm left several people injured. told us before we went on the air tonight. 7 people were hurt. 5 went to farmville. 2 to lynchburg general. 3 people treated and released. the 3 in farmville are listed as critical. you can catch all our coverage on our website wset.com. we are updating our abc 13 facebook page as well. when we come back staying on top courtney wheaton was there as flickinger, and dennis carter. award winning coverage you can count on. ; anchor: when the severe weather hit the school day was winding down in appomattox. courtney wheaton was there. she is live in the newsroom with that. ; reporter: many say they lost power and forced to go to the basement to take cover. children who weren't picked up by family members early were sent to a central location for safety. no child was left behind at school. ; i certainly don't want to see anyone harmed in any way shape or form. ; reporter: bus drivers became

program is heading to appomattox county to help. the students will be there all day today and throughout the next several days to assit in any way needed. the relatively new send now program involves students who are mobilized to respond to disasters to do whatever is they helped with the refugee crisis. 3 noreen plasma when the coach for appomattox high school's football team asked his team to get involved in the effort.. they stepped right up. yesterday, they spread out to help the community that cheered them on all season. as mona mentioned earlier, two of their own teammates' homes were damaged. the team helped clear debris and chop wood.sots coach doug smith, appomatox high school "this was an opportunity to give back to a great community that has shown them so much love during the football season. and reach out to them so and they wouldn't want to be anywhere else"drew mann, sophomore appomattox high "thank god for still being here and helping the community and everything."noreen tight as soon as insurance companies clear it,

its part to help those dealing with the damage in appomattox. we were there as crews stopped at the walmart to gather supplies. walmart gave them water, flashlights, snacks, and ice to hand out to those impacted. gleaning took along blankets, pillows, and heat and eat meals.. shelters.rev. ron davidson, gleaning for the world"i was with a family this afternoon when they found out their home place had been destroyed. this is the kind of damage we work with and we're kind of used to it, but when it's in our own home area it hurts a lots worse."mark right now -- gleaning says it has enough supplies, but could use monetary donations. 3 3 pattie tight also -- state police tell us.. there are 2 shelters set up for families in appomattox county. one is at the community center at 2-20 community lane in the town of appomattox. the other is at the pamplin fire department. 3 pattie tight this morning -- a number of families are picking up the pieces. many of them lost so much in a matter of minutes. but mona kosar abdi spoke with a man who lost nearly ever

live in appomattox duke carter wsls 10. state police say 20 homes were destroyed and at least 100 other structures were damaged. our team coverage continues now with wsls ten's colter anstaett. he joins us now live in appomattox county as well... colter ... right now clean-up is the main focus ... what are officers reminding people when they're sorting through debris? right now obviously clean up is the focus we have seen it all day here in evergreen and across the county at a press conference this afternoon the appomattox public information officer reminded to citizens to be careful and take their time cleaning up. vicki phelps - "...... or dehydrated. me here at evergreen baptist church and it will likely continue for several more days so definitely keep that advice in mind. team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich. jeff ... the national weather service determined this today. can you explain how that was reached? after yesterday's severe weather and tornado outbreak across the region, it was nice to see a more tranquil

an e-f 3 tornado touched down in appomattox county. that makes yesterday's tornado the strongest to ever hit the county. governor terry mcauliffe got a first hand look at the damage today. his first stop was in evergreen... where 100 homes are estimated to be damaged or destroyed. we walked along with him as he assessed the damage ... met with the national weather service and locals whose homes were damaged. he also toured the damage by helicopter for an aerial view. gov mcauliffe "as you look around and you begin to see entire areas of gigantic trees just snapped in half. it goes for 12 to 15 miles which i was just amazed at the length and the width of this tornado that struck here." the governor handed his personal number to victims in case they need assistance. he says he's asking the federal government for money to help with cleanup costs. wsls 10s rachel lucas was there during his walking tour- and spoke with several families who are left with nothing. she joins us now live from evergreen... rachel? it wasn't until daylight after

no word yet on appomattox county. here's what it looked like on wednesday evening along route 460 in appomattox county.the high winds damaged dozens of homes-- some are missing their roof--others are missing walls as rescue crews from across the region raced to the scene, our crews saw neighbors pitching in, helping families search through damaged homes. one woman says she ran outside, held onto a big tree in a ditch, as the storm blew her mobile home away. "things were hitting me in my back. i felt a tree or limb hit me in my head. i guess it was it may have been part of the house. i didn't see it till i was holding on for dear life.""i could see the dirt and debris just circling and funneling and i knew when i saw the debris flying that it was over."i put her in the bathroom in the shower and i went in there on the floor in be shower. by the time i got up on the house." all those people say they are going to clean up, rebuild...and be thankful they are okay. we do have one school closing to tell you about this morni

it ended at appomattox. the last confederate forces hundred 50 years ago today have yet to surrender. the shenandoah will hold down the last like in 1865. what i want to do, the truism is that the war ended at appomattox, april 9, 1865 when robert e lee surrendered to u.s. grant. that's a good starting point. what i want to do is not focus on appomattox so much, although we will talk about it. but i want to pull the lens back and look at appomattox in context. the end of the war, any war, not just the civil war, but we are passing several anniversaries of the end of the war of 1812, the end of american involvement in vietnam with the fall of saigon, the end of the second world war, both in may of this year and in august, coming up in just a few weeks. the end of the war, any war, is the beginning of the peace. how that ending goes can reverberate for a long time. richmond, for four years, has had a target on its back. it has been a primary, or a secondary, objective of u.s. forces in the eastern theater sinc

the state police field office in appomattox like many appomattox, the field office there is without power and phone lines that means the state police are not able to receive emergency calls, but they do ask that you call 911 in an emergency. and, of course, stay with abc 13 for continuing coverage of the weather. we are going to have any updates and watches and warnings on the air and online at wset.com. >>> we are following some break>>> we are following some breaking news roanoke tonight as well where just minutes ago, we learned that all six case have been found guilty. >> noreen: our you annie andersen has been in court and found the six people guilty on all charges. annie right now is getting reaction to the verdict as we speak. we will bring you more on this as soon as we get it. >>> a lynchburg man is in jail this evening after a three-hour standoff with police. >> lakeside drive. we have a warrant for your arrest. come out with your hands. you. >> mark: the scene around 9:30>> mark: the scene around 9:30. police responded to the 2,000 block to execute an arrest warrant for steven

live in appomattox, noell saunders wdbj7. and it was still a cold and outside what ever you are doing but we have some positive news i headed your way in the very short-term these wind gust while they're still out anywhere from eighteen to twenty six miles an hour they are trending downward we've gotten rid of some of those fifty and forty and thirty mile an hour gus and lord to be looking for is a warming trend were 50 and 40 and 30 mile an hour, gus and lord to be looking for is a warming trend were not there just yet buena vista checking in at twenty nine degrees feels like it's twenty three out there with winds ranging from five to ten miles an hour and peak yesterday at 22 miles an hour just saturday but sacred and have some clouds early on plenty of sunshine by the afternoon and the key thing here is temperatures will be in the mid 40s were noting that the wind gusts are starting to drop down even more saturday sets up sunday, which is spectacular i talk about that coming up new at 6, it's been a busy week for animal sh

now appomattox sheriff deputynow appomattox sheriff deputies and state police are driving here with their sirens and you can see the devastation in this area this home is torn apart. windows blown out. parts of the roof just on the floor. so we will continue monitoring this -- monitoring this situation and bring you the latest as we get it. for now, back to you guys. >> mark: that goes continue to show you how discriminatory the tornado can be. damage and down the street >>> let's go live to marissa >>> let's go live to marissa parra. >> reporter: well, guys are if you look over my shoulder, you can see one of the houses that has just been utterly destroyed by the tornado damage. luckily no one was hurt in that incident. over here if you look over my shoulder you can see that a house seems to be intact, but on theon the other side there is a where a woman was pinned sign i had. she was shot hurt. she gotten out of her house and gotten in her truck hoping that would be safer and the truck ended up overturning. a small part of the debris that lay scattered around here. we will continue to k

we are warm today and i wish we were not humid because that across south side and appomattox county. . millennial to becoming a major force in the housing market. according to consumer reports 75% of americans between 18 and their own home, high rental cost and student loan debt is making it difficult for down payments. wsls has aaron brookshire here to explain. >>reporter: like many millennial's, 25 route sarah boller was tired of throwing away money on high rent. she wanted to own her own apartment. >> i felt like the rental market was going up in price and i was good to spend a lot of money without a return on investment. >>reporter: even with a steady job she did not have enough for the 20% down payment that was and costly mortgage insurance. she was able to get a combination to help with these upfront costs. >>> these are intended to bring people into the housing market and they really have the basics in place and they just need a little something extra to get them into housing. >>> you can find more@downpaymentresource.com and you can learn about resources for firefighters and

do take it to the appomattox county landfill. they've increased their hours to accommodate the need. the site is being staffed by the national guard and a regional hazmat national guard and staffed by the need. accommodate the hours to appomattox convience centers. trash collection or don't take it to from the tornado. debris left behind coming in about information tonight 3 3 danner pots tonight new information coming in about what to do with the debris left behind from the tornado. don't take it to trash collection or convience appomattox county landfill. they've increased their hours to accommodate the need. the site is being staffed by the national guard and a regional hazmat team. sot: vicky phelps, "make sure that you secure your loads of debri in your vehicle with proper restraints just to avoid losing items on the roadway which can create a hazard."danner pots if you want to donate to help with relief efforts, all donations need to go to gleaning for the world in concord or the lynchhburg fire station. financial donations

appomattox county and cornerstone christian academy are closed. patrick county schools are opening 2 hours late. thankfully the severe weather is gone, but strong gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow a reported funnel cloud in appomattox has killed at least one person, and injured several others. wdbj7's amanda kenney is there this morning as we wait for the latest information on wednesday's storm. garrett, we expect to hear more at 7:00 this morning. thats when a press conference will be held regarding the storm in appomattox. virginia governor terry mcaullife has emergency. that means public safety agencies such as the virginia national guard, virginia state police, the virginia department of emergency management and the virginia department of transportation can devote every available resource to storm response and recovery. about an hour ago we found out the virginia national guard have sent more than 50 soldiers to help with debris clean up. they're being sent to essex, richmond, westmoreland, sussex and patrick counties but more

in appomattox dwyer wdbj-7. in southern appomattox county, wednesday's tornado destroyed a 120-year-old church. winds tore the steeple off central baptist church and dropped the ruins about a quarter mile away. the brick facade was peeled off and stained glass windows are mangled. yesterday morning volunteers, including the football team from appomattox county high school, helped clean up the damage. barbara arnold: "it's devastating. even if they rebuild, it's still not going to be the same church, and i'm sure they will rebuild." the church was insured. appomattox leaders are encouraging people to stay out of areas impacted by the tornado. a e-f 1 tornado tore through patrick county destroying trees and homes in ararat. yesterday, crews were busy working to clean up along ararat highway. vdot and the national guard were called in to help. patrick county board of supervisors chairman is thanking the emts and fire and rescue teams who responded so quickly after the people to safety. roger hayden, chairman, patri

appomattox community shelter now open. a lot of homes with severe damage. >> you want to see the tornado? >> we want to see it. that's it. that storm. jz smith took the picture for us this should help the national weather service in the storm survey. underneath that kind of a cloud structure, that's what happened in appomattox today. some stuff is wiped clean off there. that's an impressive storm. >> i've been talking with jason. he lives in that evergreen community. he has for a while and he says please pray for every green. that's his request for us tonight. we leave you now. we'll& >> pelley: tornadoes bring death and destruction to the east after a string of deadly >> i saw something coming at my face, and i said, oh, my god, i'm going to die. >> pelley: also tonight, trump with the victory of the night and the quote of the week. >> we won with poorly educated. i love the poorly educated. >> pelley: a jury awards millions for a cancer death linked to talcum powder. and driving down racial barriers. >> for me as an afri

appomattox county has seen some of the worst damaged tonight.d1s`0 colter, you were inside when that storm hit and you have been assessing the conditions in appomattox since arriving there. >> reporter: i did just right here a few minutes to go along for 60. pieces of debris like this, this looks like a piece of wood that maybe came from a house. i will step out and zoom in. you can kind of get a better idea of what is going on. i haven't had a chance to talk to anybody or see anything. but clearly, you can see the trees down there and traffic is backed up in both directions east and west on for 60. you can see it there. people are getting out of their cars and walking around. looking at the damage themselves. this is something i have been singing ever since i left appomattox coming to the evergreen area. as i can to the left, i will go ahead and zoom out and you can see some trees that have $ot: uprooted. pieces of what i would guess from a hold or rough. this is all up and down for 60 -- 460. you can see across the road on the eastbound side of 460, you can see the homes that have

appomattox county. there are people trapped and i want you to look right here in the middle of your screen. this is video just in of a possible tornado. in fact, it appears to be a tornado from daniel wrote in pure right here in our viewing area -- in pure -- vera.>> this is just east of appomattox on route 460. wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour move through our area. for that reason, we want to get right back over to the chief meteorologist on word on when this will be over.>>> the best i can give you is that the worst of it is over that man, what an active weather day it was. after looking at that picture from appomattox county, i don't work for the national weather service. i cannot really judge of that was a tornado by just looking at that picture but from doing this for several years, it certainly looks like tornado damage to me. and that is why we are on the friend for the better part of the last two hours or so if you will notice that we continue to see rain showers across parts of bedford in pen

in appomattox county, shayne dwyer wdbj-7. in southern appomattox county, wednesday's tornado destroyed a 120-year-old church. winds tore the steeple off central baptist church and dropped the ruins about a quarter mile away. the brick facade was peeled off and stained glass windows are mangled. yesterday morning volunteers, including the football team from appomattox county high school, helped clean up the damage. barbara arnold: "it's devastating. even if they rebuild, it's still not going to be the same church, and i'm sure they will rebuild." the church was insured. appomattox leaders people to stay out of areas impacted by the tornado. in patrick county, a e-f 1 tornado hit the ararat community, destroying trees and homes. yesterday, crews continued to clean up along ararat highway. vdot and the national guard were called in to help. patrick county board of supervisors chairman is thanking the emts and fire and rescue teams who responded so fast after the storm and helped get people to safety. roger hayden, chairman, patr

live in appomattox saunders, wdbj7. appomattox county is coming together to help those affected by today's storm. leaders have turned the community center there into a shelter for people who lost power or are without a home. w-d-b-j-7's khiree stewart spoke with some of the people at the shelter. right now the appomattox community center is the only shelter open in the county. several volunteers and the red cross are there to help families who are going through a tough time tonight. "these are the kinds of things that we prepare for and train for all year long." when the wind and rain comes down, the community gets up and help. "trees snapped in half, houses cut right down the middle. we saw a couple of houses, all that was left was the foundation. churches with a lot of the roof ripped off. " nathan wittkamp is the executive director of the american red cross. he says they have about a half dozen volunteers at the appomattox and another 30 on standby to help feed and comfort victims. wittkamp says they'll provide the b

possible tornado cuts path of destruction through appomattox county appomattox co., va. - appomattox county was severely impacted wednesday (feb. 24) by a reported funnel cloud that left an 8-10 mile the storm and multiple structures damaged along route 460 and route 727, and into the communities of evergreen and promise land. of the seven injuries, two are serious. state and local first responders are currently in evergreen searching for a missing adult male whose residence was destroyed in the storm. there are numerous downed trees and power lines county wide, with an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 residences currently without electricity. appomattox county has set up two shelters for local residents: the community center at 220 community lane in the town of thursday, feb. 25, 2016, as clean up continues through the morning hours and roads are re- opened. many students remain at the appomattox primary school, as the school district is working to contact parents. buses were cancelled for the students' safety as roads became impassable due the in the process of setting available resources.