Crime & Safety

Reston Storm Not a Tornado, NWS Says

Officials survey damage and conclude storm was bad, but not officially a tornado.

The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Fairfax County on Saturday evening and found no evidence of a tornado.

The NWS says it surveyed damage at two spots in Reston and another spot in Lorton and concluded the damage was not caused by a tornado.

There was, however, significant damage from the storm that rolled through Reston about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, with winds clocked at about 60 miles per hour.

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The area around Fairway/North Shore/South Shore near Lake Anne seems to have been hit the hardest, with numerous trees down causing property damage. A large tree also fell on Scandia Circle and damaged two townhouses.

One South Shore Road, Across the street, a neighbor's carport was crushed.

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VDOT crews were at work Saturday evening to clean up debris.


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