Possible tornado hits Virginia campground; injuries reported

CAPE CHARLES, Va. -- Virginia emergency management officials say numerous injuries are being reported following a possible tornado at a campground at Virginia's Eastern Shore.

Spokeswoman Laura Southard says multiple agencies including Virginia State Police are responding to the Cherrystone Family Camping & RV Resort in rural Northampton County.

Southard says more than a couple dozen injuries have been reported but most of them are minor. She could not confirm reports of possible deaths.

The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning for the area that expired at 9 a.m. Thursday.

Jay Diem, a photographer with Eastern Shore News that's near the scene, told that the road to the campground is blocked by police.

'It looks and feels like hell. Everyone is crying and running,' tweeted Jordan Bertok, who said her grandparents were injured:

My grandparents sat in their car to stay safe...And this is what happened... They're in the hospital, but doing well. http://ift.tt/1tFJPFK

- Jordan Bertok (@bertokjordan) July 24, 2014

Bertok tweeted that 'campers are flipped' at the campground.

CBS affiliate WTKR reported that a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Isle of Wight Co., Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Suffolk.

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