Epic Outbreak of Tornadoes Across the Southeast on 27-28 April 2011 Impacts Northeast Georgia and Western North Carolina

Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

000 NOUS42 KGSP 291811 CCA PNSGSP GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-292000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 220 PM EDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED 4-8 MILES W-NW TAYLORSVILLE IN ALEXANDER COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...4-8 MILES W-NW TAYLORSVILLE IN ALEXANDER COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DATE...APRIL 28, 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...335-345 AM EDT MAXIMUM EF- SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90-100 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS PATH LENGTH...5 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...35.90N/81.32W ENDING LAT/LON...35.94N/81.25W * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...0 * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO OCCURRED 4-8 MILES W-NW OF TAYLORSVILLE IN ALEXANDER COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON APRIL 28, 2011. THE TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ALONG CALDWELL POND ROAD WHERE SOME TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN/SNAPPED AND SOME SHINGLES WERE BLOWN OFF A HOME. THE TORNADO THEN TRAVELED ALONG AN INTERMITTENT PATH NORTHEASTWARD FROM THERE. A SECOND TOUCH DOWN OCCURRED JUST OFF TAYLORSVILLE ROAD AT STUDEBAKER DRIVE. A SHED THAT HOUSED A SAW MILL WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED...NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED/OR BLOWN DOWN AND A RESIDENCE HAD A PORTION OF ITS ROOF REMOVED WITH PARTS OF A PORCH BLOWN OVER THE HOUSE. THE TORNADO THEN PROCEEDED ACROSS TAYLORSVILLE ROAD WHERE IT PEELED UP METAL ROOFING ON A BARN...TREES WERE SNAPPED OFF AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND A MOBILE HOME WAS BLOWN SLIGHTLY OFF ITS FOUNDATION. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS NOTED AT A FARMSTEAD OFF DAVID HERMAN ROAD. SIDING AND ROOFING WAS BLOWN OFF NUMEROUS BARNS AND SHEDS. ALSO...ONE SECTION OF ROOFING WAS LIFTED AND TURNED 90 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO REST ON TOP OF ANOTHER SHED. FINALLY...A HAY SHED WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED ABOUT THREE TENTHS OF A MILE NORTHEAST OF DAVID HERMAN DRIVE. THE TORNADO APPARENTLY LIFTED AT THAT POINT. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GSP. FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH. EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH. EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH. EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH. EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH. EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH. $$ LG CORRECTED LAT/LON