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Update: National Weather Service confirms tornado in Waynesboro

Roger Gonzalez

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The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Waynesboro around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.

A strong cell of thunderstorms swept through the region accompanied by hail, strong winds and heavy rain. The rain gauge at the Augusta Free Press home office recorded three-quarters of an inch of rain in a 15-minute period as the fast-moving storms passed through.

Trees were seen having fallen on houses, blocking streets and more.

The strong storm resulted in power outages all over the city, though it did return quickly for some Dominion Power customers, including in the area of Stratford Farms (Pelham neighborhood).

The wild weather also caused some trouble for the local schools. In Waynesboro, buses at the preschool and elementary schools could not leave on time for the bus ride home due to downed trees blocking routes, forcing the schools to re-route.

Some of the local schools lost electricity towards the end of the day.

Augusta Free Press will update this story as more information becomes available.

Roger Gonzalez

Roger Gonzalez

Roger Gonzalez is freelancer for Augusta Free Press. A native of Connecticut that grew up in Charlottesville, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech. He currently is a sportswriter with CBS Sports and has written for The Daily Progress, The Roanoke Times and other newspapers before getting into the digital sports journalism world.

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