Damage was reported to two gas stations along Chain Bridge Road. The Sunoco station on the corner of Chain Bridge Road and International Drive suffered severe damage to its canopy. “The winds rose upwards under the canopy and caused the northwest corner of the canopy to collapse at the gas station building,” the damage investigation said. The tornado also threw “packages of water and other small items,” the investigation said. The tornado also caused damage to the adjacent Mobil station. The story goes on under the ad At the station, “[a] “The garage door facing northwest was blown 10 to 15 feet away from the building,” said the damage investigation. “Metal cladding on the roof top along the northwest and southeast side of the building was damaged and thrown away from the building. A small canopy hanging over the entrance to the gas station was deformed. . The flying debris also shattered at least 6-8 windows in front of the Mobil station. ” A video on social media captured what appears to be a 30- to 50-foot-wide funnel moving through the Tysons shopping area: The damage investigation said the tornado “probably disappeared in the parking lot of Tyson’s Corner Mall”. Possible tornado debris landed on the Silver Line subway line near Tysons Corner Station, causing delays on the railway and one-way lanes, according to a WMATA tweet. The rotation associated with the responsible storm, as indicated by the radar, indicates that the storm was rotating along a line from about Warrenton to Chevy Chase, as it passed through the Tysons area. A storm can rotate without creating a tornado and, in this case, the fall has only been confirmed in Tysons. Radar and observations indicated that a tornado may also have fallen briefly around Centerville. However, the Meteorological Agency said it had not seen or received enough information about a tornado there to investigate the area. The story goes on under the ad Karyn Miller, a fan of the Capital Weather Facebook gang that lives in the Sully Station area of Centerville, commented that the storm “tore some… sides of the chimney and some other small parts” of her house. She also wrote that her propane grate moved four feet along the deck. Tornadoes in the Washington area in March are not terribly common. On average, the region sees about one day of tornadoes each decade in March, according to Ian Livingston, a Capital Weather Gang contributor. In general, tornadoes usually occur in the area during the late spring and summer months. They are generally small, receiving EF0 or EF1 ratings, although an EF2 tornado caused significant damage in Annapolis last September. Prior to Thursday, the last tornadoes swept through the Beltway occurred in July, when EF1 and EF0 swirls fell in Arlington and the surrounding area, causing minor damage. A thunderstorm cloud appeared in Chantilly, Va., As there was a tornado warning for Fairfax County on March 31. (Video: The Washington Post, Photo: The Washington Post) Thursday’s tornado came on the third day of a severe storm that swept across the plains on Tuesday, across the South on Wednesday and off the east coast on Thursday. The Meteorological Agency has received hundreds of reports of storm damage from Texas to New York. Nearly 60 tornadoes were reported during the three days, with the highest concentrations in Mississippi and Alabama on Wednesday. The story goes on under the ad In the face of severe weather in the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday, the National Weather Service had issued a strong thunderstorm early in the afternoon, highlighting the possibility of destruction of straight winds and mentioning the possibility of two tornadoes. The Meteorological Agency had placed the Washington area in an “enhanced danger” zone for strong storms. In addition to Fairfax County, several tornadoes were reported in western Pennsylvania and central North Carolina on Thursday, including one in the Raleigh-Durham area. Tornado warnings were issued near Richmond on Thursday afternoon, but there was no confirmation that a twist had actually landed.
