Several tornadoes were reported Monday afternoon in central and southern Virginia. Storm Prediction Center said, and at least one person was killed after the collapse of a building in Chesterfield, Virginia.

West of Richmond, tornadoes have damaged homes and knocked down trees, according to the National Weather Service. The Richmond Times-Dispatch said that thousands of customers had lost power in the Richmond metropolitan area.

Lt. Jason Elmore of the Fire Department and Emergency Medical Service of Chesterfield, Va., Confirmed that one of them had died in the collapse of the building. in this community.

Earlier Monday, in Mecklenburg, near the border with North Carolina, at least one tornado hit and damaged three properties.

Although there have been 10 tornado reports on Monday afternoon in Virginia, the Storm Prediction Center has stated that some of them could be duplicate reports of the same twister, so the final number will only be not known right away.

The tornadoes and the severe weather were linked to the decaying remains of what is now the tropical depression of Florence, which continues to turn north after defeating the Carolinas for days.

A tornado watch remained in effect Monday night in northern Virginia, including in the southern suburbs of Washington, DC.

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