Storms ripped through Virginia Thursday night and Friday morning, damaging homes in Stafford County and threatening to flood other areas.

Stafford Fire and Rescue spokesman Lt. Mark Stone told The Free Lance-Star of Fredericksburg that between 50 to 60 homes in the England Run North subdivision area of Stafford County.

Pieces of roofs and walls were strewn about the streets. No homes were leveled, but clothes hanging in closets could be seen from the street in some of them.

Dozens of residents were taken to a temporary shelter at Gayle Middle School.

The National Weather Service planned to visit the area Friday to determine if the damage was caused by heavy winds or a tornado.

There also were unconfirmed reports of a tornado in the Triangle area in Prince William County.

Portions of northern and central Virginia and southern Maryland were also under a flood warning Friday morning.