A tornado was confirmed to have rolled through part of northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., on Thursday night.
An EF-0 tornado with winds at about 85 mph touched down, the National Weather Service said in a statement. Two gas stations located on Chain Bridge Road in Tysons Corner were damaged by the twister, which appears to have dissipated just outside a popular mall.
“Two service stations were impacted/damaged by the tornado. The first one, a Sunoco gas station situated at the corner of chain bridge road and international drive, had a partial canopy collapse,” the NWS statement said.
Strong winds resulted in the canopy collapsing and leaning onto the gas station building.
AT LEAST 70 DEAD AS TORNADOES AND STORMS DEVASTATE MIDWEST AND SOUTH
There were reports of damage to bushes that had separated the two gas stations, leading to significant amounts of vegetation loss, according to the weather service.
BREAKING: The National Weather Service confirms it was an EF-0 tornado that hit Tysons Corner last night. Two gas stations on Chain Bridge Road near the mall bore the brunt of the damage. pic.twitter.com/f73SBTpmDg
— Tom Roussey (@tomroussey7news) April 1, 2022
A gas station in Tyson’s Corner took a bit hit from the storm.
This is not far from where someone captured video of a likely tornado. @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/mgVEWKBJ3O— Kolbie Satterfield (@KolbieReports) April 1, 2022
Several users on social media captured the violent storm, which led to a tornado warning in the area, as it was passing through. Others posted images of the damage from the storm, including trees that had been left down in the surrounding area.
I bumped up the contrast and brightness and play around with the motion to highlight the funnel here pic.twitter.com/XJzQAFZeqO
— Christopher (@RealPotatus) April 1, 2022
Could have been a lot worse for those us directly in the zone…. Some of the damage this am in McLean/Tysons area. pic.twitter.com/7djTGuYnhJ
— Asieh Namdar (@asiehnamdar) April 1, 2022
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“Based off of lack of damage displayed further southeast, the tornado likely dissipated in the Tysons Corner mall parking lot,” NWS said.
