The NWS said that at 4:43 p.m. ET, “a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Manakin, or near Bon Air, moving northeast at 35 mph.”
A warning was issued for the City of Richmond in central Virginia, north-central Chesterfield County in central Virginia, southeastern Goochland County in central Virginia, northwestern Henrico County in central Virginia, central Hanover County in central Virginia, and east-central Powhatan County in central Virginia.
The tornado, it said, will be near Bon Air, University Of Richmond and Tuckahoe around 4:55 p.m. ET as well as Wyndham at around 5 p.m. Then it will be near Richmond, Laurel, and Lakeside at 5:05 p.m. Then, it will near Ashland, Randolph Macon College, Hanover and Studley at around 5:15 p.m.
Previously, the National Hurricane Center said that Hurricane Florence, which hit the Carolinas last weeks, is capable of spawning tornadoes.
Photos published by AccuWeather showed several buildings that were destroyed.