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National Weather Service confirms microburst in Fredericksburg

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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -

The National Weather Service confirms a microburst with 80 mph westerly winds tore through an area three miles south of Fredericksburg, Virginia Sunday on Fleming Street between Lafayette Boulevard and Route 1.

A roof was torn off a gym and the wall collapsed. There were seven injuries in the gym. The roof was thrown onto a home next door. A few other buildings in the industrial area had roofing damage.

The intense burst of wind blew into a residential area where dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted. Many homes in the subdivision were damaged by falling trees.

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