RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - One day after Virginia was battered by at least one tornado, Gov. Terry McAuliffe is heading out to three of the hardest-hit regions of the state to assess the destruction.
McAuliffe's first stop Thursday is Appomattox, where one of the state's four storm deaths was recorded. A funnel cloud left an 8- to 10-mile path of debris, injuring seven people.
McAuliffe's next stop is Waverly, where three people were killed as a tornado carved a 5-mile path of destruction.
The governor's final stop is Tappahannock. At least 15 structures were destroyed and 25 injured when the storm passed through Essex County and the town of Tappahannock.
McAuliffe declared a state of emergency within hours after the destruction in Waverly.
Baltimore
BALTIMORE (AP) - Flooding brought on by torrential rain from a storm system that caused damage along the East Coast has closed a section of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in south Baltimore.
City Department of Transportation spokeswoman Kathy Dominick said by phone Thursday morning that flooding closed Interstate 295 between the Baltimore beltway and Interstate 95 in both directions.
Dominick says the closure affected the morning commute, but officials hope lanes will reopen by the evening rush hour. She says water couldn't drain off the roadway, but crews are working to clear any blocked drains in the area.
