On September 5, 1979 (Remnants of Hurricane David) an F3 tornado moved from Groveton to Fairfax to Great Falls, [Virginia]. One person was killed and 6 injured. 90 homes were damaged and 17 more were destroyed. It damaged Woodson High School in Fairfax (second tornado hit in 7 years). [this information was taken from the following webpage:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/Historic_Events/va-sig-tor-stats.htm]
MY STORY
I was driving south on Olley Lane right after the tornado hit Woodson High School [which is located in the upper left hand corner of this aerial photo] and tore it's roof off. The tornado was heading east and crossed the road about 500 yards in front of me! I slammed on the brakes and watched trees fall like toothpicks. I'd hate to live in Kansas and see this sort of thing all the time...
