Weather turned deadly for a few frightful moments on Friday night at EastLake Community Church near Moneta in Bedford County.
Strong winds emanating from a cluster of thunderstorms following along the U.S. 460 corridor from the Roanoke Valley toward Lynchburg collapsed a large tent during an outdoor service honoring the church’s 20th anniversary. One man was killed and 22 people were injured.
It’s a painful reminder that thunderstorm winds can become damaging and even deadly without being a tornado or a derecho, and that, given certain atmospheric conditions, severe weather can materialize quickly even amid a drought.
There will be at least some potential for severe thunderstorms in and near Cardinal News Southwest and Southside Virginia coverage area on Thursday, as a cold front and upper-level trough press into hot and humid air near our region…