2 people injured by fallen tree in Suffolk [Video]

Based on the timing of the damage and radar images from those times, the NWS says it’s possible the damage could be related to tornadic activity.

SUFFOLK, Va. — Suffolk Fire & Rescue said two people had minor injuries around 5 p.m. Thursday when a large tree fell on a moving vehicle.

The incident was included in a 6:30 p.m. tropical storm wind damage report by the National Weather Service for the Kings Fork area of Suffolk.

The report said large trees were reported down on Pruden Blvd., and a few trees had fallen onto power lines to the south in the Corapeake, North Carolina area.

“No one expects for a tree, a large tree, to cover the entire, in this case, almost an interstate highway, a state road, and just stop your travel that quick,” said the City of Suffolk Fire & Rescue Chief Michael Barakey.

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