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  1. Update: About 3,000 remain without power after tornado strikes Hampton fb.me/24SXiKUlE
  2. Myles Henderson’s Live VIPIR Forecast: A nice weekend… After the severe weather on Friday, we are in store for a... fb.me/I2MabcRo
  3. Good morning, it's reporter Eric Levy and photographer Nick Allen. The two of us are headed in to one of the... fb.me/16mwGJcG1
  4. WEATHER PHOTOS: Now that the storms are over, we want to see photos from last night's storms and the aftermath!... fb.me/F4CzPGVD
  5. GOOD MORNING! NewsChannel 3 will be on with a special Saturday morning edition, from 7 - 9 am! We're live on the... fb.me/1TbQdcgtw
  6. More photos from Friday’s tornadoes fb.me/18OVdoYE5
  7. WEATHER UPDATE: The Tornado Watch for Eastern VA and Northeastern NC has been canceled. -Meteorologist Myles Henderson
  8. LIVE VIPIR RADAR: The last line of showers and storms is moving through parts of the Peninsula, Inland Southside,... fb.me/1opd8cKb5
  9. Photo submitted by Alicia Cardenas--Lightning over Courthouse Estates fb.me/1HYaO6bl5
  10. Share your weather photos with NewsChannel 3. You can send them to desk@wtkr.com, post to Facebook or upload them... fb.me/1Jg9kMC4b
  11. Photo posted by Alan Skees in Hampton fb.me/1TFByWWEO
  12. Photo taken in Elizabeth City submitted by JR Livesay fb.me/UJsTI63C
  13. Photo posted by Cheryl Rawls fb.me/AfQgbg5w
  14. Photo Posted by Jennifer Claud Homan fb.me/PtEfrNNQ
  15. Photo posted by Karla Davison from Norfolk at Naval Base fb.me/QKJCfzsb
  16. Storm Cloud from Jane Corpuz Haddock near Great Bridge/ Hickory fb.me/11lpKSraA
  17. According to Dominion Power, about 6,300 people are without power in the region.
  18. UPDATE: The Tornado WATCH has been extended until 2 a.m.
  19. Rain headed toward these areas fb.me/2bpcEFOPE
  20. Image posted by Charles Pratt fb.me/1IXx6Qy6r