PETERSBURG, Va. — For many living in the Tri-Cities, hearing there is a threat of severe weather takes on new meaning when the word tornado is added.
Thirty-two years may have passed since a massive tornado struck the area, but for some who lived through that destructive day, time has not eased the fear.
On August 6, 1993, a tornado scarred the earth with a trail of destruction from Old Towne Petersburg into Colonial Heights, then Prince George and Hopewell. Three people were killed when the tornado hit the Colonial Heights Walmart, and one person was killed in Prince George County…