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AMHERST COUNTY, Va. – One death has been linked to Tuesday’s severe storms in Virginia.

The Amherst County Sheriff’s Office says a 34-year-old man was killed when a tree fell onto an enclosed trailer that he was loading a lawnmower into.

Investigators say the man was a worker for a lawn care company. Authorities say the man died on impact.

The man lived in West Virginia and authorities are withholding his name pending notification of family members.

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg said the tree fell about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon at a location that is three miles southwest of Falconerville.

It was the second severe storm to hammer Virginia in as many days. A tornado that struck Virginia’s Northumberland County near the Chesapeake Bay Monday destroyed one home and severely damaged a few others. But no one was injured, according to weather service officials.

National Weather Service Meteorologist Jeff Orrock said the tornado struck near the town of Callao on Monday afternoon. Northumberland County is on the bay’s western shore.

The tornado tracked for about five miles and carried winds of up to 120 mph. Orrock said that the storm started to intensify and spin once it passed the Rappahannock River, which is south of Callao and Northumberland County.

 

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