Suffolk, Va.
Southern Virginia residents will be assessing the damage today from yesterday's tornadoes that left more than 200 people hurt.Gov. Tim Kaine has declared a state of emergency in some areas. He will be touring the hardest hit regions today.
Three tornadoes smashed homes and businesses and tossed cars. A meteorologist describes one of the twisters as a "major tornado."
One woman rode out the storm by hiding in a cubbyhole in her house with her two young girls. She says the tornado that hit three blocks away sounded like "someone shuffling a giant deck of cards."
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