Photo: Chrissy Mason

This car was stranded in front of Sacred Heart Church at Stockley Gardens in Norfolk.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) -- Two Gloucester residents are believed dead after a massive tree crushed their modular home Friday afternoon.

Gloucester Sheriff's Major Mike Nicely tells the Daily Press of Newport News that rescuers have been able to find one body that was trapped under the tree. He says efforts to retrieve the bodies probably will last into the night.

Two school-age children who also live at the Regency Drive home weren't hurt.

Nicely says the department is trying to get a crane to pull the massive tree off the house.

The victims have not been identified.

Governor Tim Kaine said Friday that more rain from Tropical Depression Ernesto in the afternoon could worsen flooding and topple trees in many areas.

Kaine said at a Richmond news conference that state response efforts and cleanup will go on as long as there's any threat. He said ... "Nobody is relaxing until long after the storm has passed."

He also said Poquoson is facing "significant challenges." That Peninsula town was hard-hit by Isabel in 2003. According to City Manger Charlie Burgess, the areas of concern in the city are Poquoson Avenue at North Lawson Road, Messick Road and the northern part of Poquoson near the Brown's Neck Road area.

All localities in Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina were asking people to stay off the roads unless they absolutely had to be out. Streets have been flooded and some areas have been cloesd to traffic because the water has made roadways impassible. Many people who have tried to venture out have gotten stuck, putting a strain on emergency crews.

At the Virginia Beach oceanfront, all Friday shows at the American Music Festival were cancelled. Saturday and Sunday events were set to go as scheduled.

On the Peninsula, I-64 east at Exit 263 (Mercury Blvd) was closed due to water on the roadway. In Portsmouth, I-264 east exit ramp at Effingham/Crawford Street will be closed until approximately 4:30 p.m. due to an overturned tractor trailer. The westbound Effingham ramp was closed due to high water.

A fallen tree blocked eastbound Interstate 64 near Williamsburg and high waters blocked eight interstate ramps on I-64 and I-264 in Hampton Roads.and I-195 in Richmond. VDOT said there were at least four closures on primary roads and 36 secondary roads were closed across eastern Virginia.

Kaine said state officials had originally planned to send swift-water rescue teams to Fredericksburg and Danville, but switched the deployment to Richmond and Emporia because of the amount of rain that has fallen in those areas.

He said Virginia National Guard troops are standing by at three armories, in Richmond, Winchester and Norfolk.

At the height of the power outage, there were approximately 315,000 outages across the state.

Norfolk closed many streets because of high water and several sections of the interstate system around Hampton Roads had standing water, creating dangerous driving conditions.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel was at Level 3 wind restrictions.

The Midtown Tunnel was briefly closed (8:27 a.m.-8:40 a.m.) so crews could test the flood gates. Water at the entrance on the Norfolk side was building. "VDOT removed two plates from the tunnel at around 8:00 a.m. The plates help the tunnel lock in place and were removed to save time if the Midtown Tunnel needs to be closed," spokeswoman Sarah Sager told WVEC.com.

Of course, the tunnel flooded during Hurricane Isabel and was closed for nearly a month, so VDOT has regularly tested the gates since that time.

Photo: Carl Brobst

A large tree fell on this new SUV in the Wythe area of Hampton.

Flooding was reported on city streets, especially in Norfolk, with several low-lying areas flooded. Police have closed Boush Street north of Brambleton. Flooding is also reported on Llewellyn and Monticello. Saint Julian's Street underpass on Tidewater Drive is flooded and Princess Anne Road to Lindenwood Avenue is closed.

In Suffolk, North Main at East Constance Road was closed.

Traffic was slowed at area tunnels, with speeds reduced to 45 at the HRBT and 35 at the MMBT.

Isloated flooding was also reported in Dare County in the Nags Head area, in Kill Devil Hills around 5th St. and in Rodanthe. Police report some side roads are also closed in Currituck County.

Chesapeake had flooding on Indian Creek Road near Gallbush in the Deep Creek section.

On the Peninsula, Hampton reported wires down at Pembroke Ave. at Grimes, and trees down on Semple Farm at Big Bethel, and on Lasalle at Victoria. In Newport News, there was flooding reported on Buxton Avenue at 25th St.

Storm damage at area naval bases was primarily limited to isolated power outages and several downed trees. The storm’s major impact was widespread flooding of roadways. Several vehicles stalled while passing through high water resulting in minor traffic delays at Naval Station Norfolk. The back gate and several streets at Naval Air Station Oceana were closed due to the flooding. Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Cheatham Annex experienced a downed power line and two fallen trees. Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek experienced power outages to parts of the base, a downed tree was reported, and a downed power cable was repaired.