The tornadoes touched down on Monday, Sept. 17, and pictures and footage emerging on Tuesday show some of the damage, including a building collapse that left one person dead and another injured.
Elmore shared photos taken by a drone flying over the area, showing extensive damage.
The victim remained unidentified but Eric Webster, another Old Dominion employee, told the broadcaster that he was a good man.
“We were blessed to have him there,” said Webster. “He was a very good man. Like he'd always lighten up people that were around him.”
The deadly tornado was the first in the area in 20 years, reported the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The National Weather Service planned a survey of the area on Tuesday to confirm the number of tornadoes and track their paths and intensity.
Nineteen tornado warnings had been issued in the area on Monday. One confirmed tornado damaged houses and downed trees between Boydton and Chase City, while another tornado left damage in Chesterfield around the Hampton Park and Hancock Village neighborhoods before tracking north across Midlothian, Bon Ai, and Tuckahoe.
A third tornado appears to have started just east of Winterpock and moved toward Richmond, the Times-Dispatch reported.
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