
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, May 2, 1990                   TAG: 9005020411
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: BRISTOL                                LENGTH: Short

FUNNEL CLOUD PASSES THROUGH BRISTOL AREA

A funnel cloud that passed through the area caused only minor damage, and no one was injured.

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning just after 6 p.m. Monday and urged residents to move to interior rooms on the lowest levels of their homes until the storm passed.

The funnel cloud was seen near the north part of the city about 6:25 p.m. following a cloudburst and reports of hail. Winds exceeding 55 mph were reported.

Several large trees were uprooted just outside the city limits when a tornado touched down briefly on the farm of Charles and Jim Combs, damaging roofs of barns, family members said.

- Associated Press

by CNB