Oct 13, 2011

Tornadoes touch down in Va., including quake epicenter

By Michael Winter, USA TODAY Updated 7m ago

Two tornadoes touched down in Virginia this afternoon, the National Weather Service says, with one ripping off the roof off an 18th-century plantation house in Louisa County, the epicenter of the August earthquake that shook the Eastern Seaboard.

No injuries have been reported.

The Louisa County funnel cloud tore the roof off the historic Sylvania house, which dates to 1746, and damaged out buildings about 3:45 p.m. ET, administrator Robert Dube told USA TODAY's Donna Leinwand Leger. The house was already severely damaged by the magnitude-5.8 quake on Aug. 23 .

"If the house wasn't done before, it is now," Dube said.

Louisa County suffered $80 million damage from the quake. Today's twister "was a pretty minor event compared to what we've been dealing with," Dube said.

A second tornado moved through parts of Charles City, New Kent and King William counties, blowing down trees.

A tornado watch is in effect for the Washington, D.C., area until 11 p.m.

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