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<\/p>\n (app users click here to view full story<\/em><\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — From deadly weather events and health scares to groundbreaking investigations and a soldier leading police on a wild chase in an armored vehicle, 2018 leaves us with much to digest.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n So, before we turn the page and dive head-first into 2019, let’s take a look back at eight topics and stories that\u00a0defined 2018 here in Central Virginia.\u00a0<\/p>\n Severe weather dominated the headlines in 2018 with Hurricane Florence and Hurricane Michael.\u00a0<\/p>\n On September 14, Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph.\u00a0<\/p>\n The remnants of Florence hit the Commonwealth hard, causing a historic <\/strong>tornado outbreak<\/strong>.<\/a> The National Weather Service confirmed ten tornadoes touched down in Virginia, nine hitting Central Virginia.\u00a0<\/p>\n One of those tornadoes ripped through a Chesterfield County business, killing 60-year-old Ronald D. Bishop, who was an employee.\u00a0<\/p>\n Meteorologists John Bernier and Matt DiNardo saw dramatic video from a viewer of that tornado for the first time while they were live on air. Their reactions exemplify just how significant and rare this weather occurrence was in the Richmond area.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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