This destructive tornado touched down on the southwest side of Petersburg, and rapidly intensified as it struck the historic downtown area of the city.
The tornado then moved through the Pocahontas Island neighborhood at F3 intensity, heavily damaging or destroying 47 homes and a church.
The tornado then crossed into Colonial Heights, severely damaging a strip mall, a K-mart, and a waterbed store.
The tornado then struck the north side of Hopewell at F1 intensity, where it blew roofs off of an apartment complex.
Perhaps one of the longest lasting reminders of the twister was on the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge between Colonial Heights and Petersburg.