Trees are scattered across road as tornado rips through Suffolk, Virginia
Trees are scattered across road as tornado rips through Suffolk, Virginia

Trees are scattered across a road as a tornado ripped through Suffolk, Virginia on August 4.

Footage filmed by Jonnathon Clayton shows the destruction caused by the tornado.

Eastern Virginia and northeast North Carolina have been put on tornado watch as Hurricane Isaias makes it way up America's east coast.

Wakefield's National Weather Service tweeted: "A radar-confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado is on the ground and moving toward Downtown Suffolk, Va!

If you live in/near Suffolk or know someone who does, take shelter immediately!"