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Here’s a look at our Saturday morning low temperatures. For your weekend forecast click HERE.

Ahoskie 41
Corapeake 42
Wakefield 44
Moyock 44
Deltaville 44
Franklin 45
E. City 45
Hampton 45
Franklin 45
Suffolk 45
Gloucester 45
South Mills 45
Chesapeake 46
Williamsburg 46
Hertford 46
Virginia Beach 47
Fort Eustis 47
Smithfield 47
Norfolk 48
Newport News 48
Kill Devil Hills 48
Cape Charles 48
Portsmouth 49
Wallops Island 49
Chincoteague 49
Manteo 51
Melfa 52

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Suffolk mom sentenced to month in jail after mooning bus full of kids

Suffolk, Va. – A Suffolk mother will spend a month in jail for mooning a bus full of her son’s classmates after an argument with the bus driver.

That mother, Lisa Marie Grant, now faces jail time even though the indecent exposure charges connected to mooning the school bus full of kids was dropped.

NewsChannel 3 spoke with Grant who denies she mooned the bus. She admitted to having words with the bus driver. Grant says she just wanted to talk, not embarrass her children.

“I was just shocked. I didn’t want her to get on the bus. She was acting wild!” says bus driver Melba Osborne.

The incident happened back in November. Osborne told NewsChannel 3 she had disciplined Lisa Grant’s son after he was hitting other students and skipping seats.

Apparently Grant didn’t like that.

The next morning when Osborne, driving a bus full of children, got to the boy’s bus stop, Grant approached her and tried to stop the bus from leaving.

How common are violent tornadoes?

The monster tornado that tore through Moore, Oklahoma on Monday afternoon was likely a violent EF4 tornado, which can have wind gusts of up to 200 miles per hour. That kind of wind can flatten well-built homes and throw cars around like they weigh nothing.
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Violent EF4 and EF5 tornadoes (which can have wind gusts greater than 200 mph) are extremely rare. They account for just one percent of all tornadoes. But they are responsible for 67 percent of all tornado deaths.

Suffolk officer injured in vehicle accident

Suffolk, Va. – A Suffolk officer received minor injuries after he was involved in an accident on Thursday night.

The accident occurred near the intersection of Carolina Road and Fayette Street at around 8:06 p.m.

The officer was transported to the hospital with minor injuries to his arm. Witnesses on the scene say the other driver ran a red light.

Stay with NewsChannel 3 for more updates.

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Homes evacuated due to Suffolk gas leak

Suffolk, Va. – Suffolk Fire and Rescue crews and police are currently on the scene of a gas leak in the 200 block of North Division Street in the downtown area.

A contractor struck a gas line while digging in the area, and dispatch was notified at 9:58 a.m. Thursday morning.

Three nearby homes have been evacuated as a precautionary measure.

Virginia Natural Gas crews are en route.

Stay with NewsChannel 3 for updates.

Suffolk student arrested for bomb threat at King’s Fork High School

Suffolk, Va.- A 20-year-old student was arrested in connection to a bomb threat made at King’s Fork High School yesterday.

This happened at around 1:00 p.m. when the threat was found written on the wall in the boys’ restroom according to police.

Abdul Dshawn Dixon is in the 11th grade at the high school. He was arrested and charged with threat to bomb which is a class 5 felony.

“Based on what I know, I didn’t think he would be this kind of guy-pretty happy, pretty funny, always joking in class,” said Kyshaun Merchant, a senior at King’s Fork High School. “You know that’s pretty much how I knew him.”

Tuesday’s threat marks at least eight bomb threats at Suffolk schools in recent weeks. Whether Dixon is involved in any others, authorities aren’t saying.

Lakeland High School had two threats and King’s Fork Middle School had four.

Police officer involved in vehicle accident

Suffolk, Va. – Crews responded to a vehicle accident involving a police officer at 1:49 p.m. Wednesday, according to Suffolk City Spokesperson, Diana Klink.

It happened in the 3200 block of Holland Road/Route 58. There were injuries involved, although officials say, they do not appear to be serious.

An elderly driver in a Chevy pick-up truck pulled in front of the police officer, causing the cruiser to strike the truck.

The airbag deployed in both vehicles.

The officer received minor injuries to his arm, however, medical treatment was not needed.

The elderly driver and passenger in the pick-up truck were ground transported to Sentara Obici Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, officials say.

The accident remains under investigation.

The scene is clear at this time.

Stay tuned for updates.