Low pressure was located across the Tennessee Valley while a strong low level jet transported moisture into the Mid-Atlantic. Showers and thunderstorms developed across Virginia and the unstable atmosphere caused a few thunderstorms to become severe.

Thunderstorm Wind in NELSON, VIRGINIA
From 05-MAY-17 04:30:00 to 05-MAY-17 04:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: LOVINGSTON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A tree fell down onto the James River near Route 642.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALBEMARLE, VIRGINIA
From 05-MAY-17 04:48:00 to 05-MAY-17 04:48:00 (EST-5)
Location: MIDWAY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A tree was down near the intersection of Miller School Road and Samuel Miller Loop.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALBEMARLE, VIRGINIA
From 05-MAY-17 04:55:00 to 05-MAY-17 04:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: WARREN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A tree was down along the 1500 Block of James River Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in ALBEMARLE, VIRGINIA
From 05-MAY-17 05:16:00 to 05-MAY-17 05:16:00 (EST-5)
Location: PROFFIT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A tree was down in the 1700 Block of Polo Grounds Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in PRINCE WILLIAM, VIRGINIA
From 05-MAY-17 07:10:00 to 05-MAY-17 07:10:00 (EST-5)
Location: MINNIEVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A tree was down on Marlington Drive between Brawner Drive and Barger Place.

Thunderstorm Wind in KING GEORGE, VIRGINIA
From 05-MAY-17 07:13:00 to 05-MAY-17 07:13:00 (EST-5)
Location: KING GEORGE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A tree was down on James Madison Parkway near Roseland Road.

Tornado in KING GEORGE, VIRGINIA
From 05-MAY-17 08:19:00 to 05-MAY-17 08:21:00 (EST-5)
Location: DAHLGREN
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington DC has confirmed a narrow, 10 yard wide tornado near Dahlgren in King George County VA on the morning of May 05, 2017.
Peak winds were 90 mph, a level EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale. Damage has been confirmed along a 0.6 mile path from the northeastern corner of Naval Support Facility Dahlgren property, north across Hwy 301 just west of the Harry Nice Bridge, to
Barnesfield Park. NWS storm survey identified the first damage as small limbs on
Higley Rd. A couple trees were snapped as the tornado moved northwest to a parking lot where it turned north. Four cars were flipped in this parking lot at 8:20am by a narrow vortex as confirmed by security camera footage. FAA radars for Joint Base
Andrews and Reagan National airport both depicted some rotation at this time which helped confirm the reported times.
Two trees were snapped in a forest north of this parking lot. The next evident damage was a large uprooted pine tree that fell southwest onto Hwy 301 just west of a visitor center. Several trees were snapped and uprooted on the west side of the parking
lot for the visitor center with tree damage then continuing to Barnesfield Park. Minor damage at the baseball fields in the park included a destroyed equipment shed, bleachers blown into a fence and a damaged metal bench. No further damage was evident on the tree line at the edge of the baseball fields, so this was determined to be the north end of the tornado track.

Tornado in ORANGE, VIRGINIA
From 05-MAY-17 07:17:00 to 05-MAY-17 07:18:00 (EST-5)
Location: BURR HILL
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast located in Sterling, Virginia, has confirmed a tornado on May 5, 2017, near Bledsoe Corner in Orange County Virginia, which is about 11 miles southeast of Culpeper. Damage began on a property in the 27000 block of Old Musterfield Lane, where about a dozen large pine, maple, and cedar trees were snapped and uprooted in multiple directions in a convergent pattern. A stone wall was blown over, and some smaller objects were carried hundreds of yards. The tornado proceeded northeast over woods surrounding Cooke Lane where dozens of large trees were snapped and uprooted in multiple directions, where a home sustained siding and minor roofing damage from the wind. Several other homes and structures had damage from falling trees and tree limbs. The
tornado continued northeast through the woods until it came upon a cinder block garage. The wind entered the structure, lifted the roof off, and knocked down most of the walls. Debris was carried across Musterfield Road into a field. A few snapped trees were noted at the far end of the field. That was the last noted damage.
The National Weather Service would like to thank the residents who reported the damage and helped survey the area; along with the County of Orange Department of Fire and EMS, and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management for coordination.