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20 tornadoes touched down in Virginia & N.C. during Friday’s storms

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The National Weather Service confirmed that 20 tornadoes touched down in Virginia and North Carolina during the severe storms on Friday.

In total, 29 tornadoes have been confirmed from the storm.

According to the National Weather Service’s office in Wakefield, those 20 include: York County, Emporia, Greensville County, Isle of Wight County, Gloucester, Southampton County., Gaston, and Sussex County.

The other tornadoes confirmed across the states are: Brunswick, Northampton County, N.C., Louisa County, Prince George County, Franklin County, Bedford County, Fairfax County, Lincoln, N.C., Chatham, N.C., and Alexander, N.C..

The National Weather Service of Wakefield also says they’re in the process of surveying the region for any signs of possible tornadoes. More confirmed tornadoes are expected to be announced with additional surveys on Monday and Tuesday.

If you’d like to read more specifics about the tornadoes in each region, click here.

Below are New 3 viewer photos of parts of the storm and damages they saw.