Oftentimes, we’ll get a report of storm damage in the region…with the excited comment that, “It was a tornado!”. Usually these reports don’t pan out when closer observation reveals the damage to have been caused by straight-line thunderstorm winds.

Last night’s damage in Great Bridge was caused by a tornado. Given the pictures sent in, there’s not too much doubt about it.

Check out these three pictures.

If these funnel clouds didn’t touch the ground, then they were just that…funnel clouds (dangerous anyway!). But if they did touch the ground, this was a tornado…and that seems very likely.