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Watch Wayne Covil’s first live report after August 1993 Tri-Cities tornado

Watch Wayne Covil’s first live report after August 1993 Tri-Cities tornado
Posted at 12:32 PM, Aug 05, 2018
and last updated 2023-08-07 00:16:11-04

PETERSBURG, Va. -- This is video of when I arrived at WTVR right after videotaping tornado damage in Old Towne Petersburg on August 6, 1993.

That day, I was at my Petersburg office inside the Alrod building on Sycamore Street when the F4 tornado struck.

I grabbed my gear, ran towards the devastation and began recording.

Then I had to make my way to the television station in Richmond. We went on air with raw video.

Sunday, August 6, 2023 marked the 30th anniversary of the Tri-Cities tornado.

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