10 Navy Helicopters Suffer Major Damage, Several Blown Over in Sudden Norfolk Storm

Week and a half of Cortramid E left. Someone's aviation week might be a bit different from the last two weeks.

I remember taping the windows at Ft. Eustis when Hurricane Gloria bounced past. I don't recall anything flipping over though.
 
That’s hard to look at. And that’s one ANGRY radar!!

Here are a few more images. Ouch.

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10 Navy Helicopters Suffer Major Damage, Several Blown Over in Sudden Norfolk Storm - USNI News

At least 10 Navy helicopters were damaged in a sudden storm that blew through Norfolk Naval Station, Va., Tuesday afternoon, USNI News has learned. According to a Navy initial assessment reviewed by USNI News, the storm resulted in 10 Class A ground mishaps – mishaps that result in more than...
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I've lived on East Coast of Florida for 8 years, and I'm still amazed at how quickly these violent squalls can develop mid-afternoon without visual warning. I do Marine Construction, and we watch that radar picture starting at noon in July, August and September. They can form in minutes. Thankfully no one got hurt.
 
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