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 >

NOUS42 KGSP 172113 PNSGSP NCZ048-053-180015- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 513 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR 4 NW HOT SPRINGS IN MADISON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...4 NW HOT SPRINGS IN MADISON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DATE...04/27/2011 ESTIMATED TIME...1050 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS PATH LENGTH...75-100 YARDS BEGINNING LAT/LON...35.9079N/82.9036W ENDING LAT/LON...35.9079N/82.9036W * FATALITIES...NONE * INJURIES...NONE * 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 NEAR 4 NW HOT SPRINGS IN MADISON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON 04/27/2011. A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WAS FOUND IN MADISON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 25/70...OR NORTH OF REDWOOD DRIVE...AND JUST PAST PLUM TREE HOLLOW ROAD. THE TORNADO FELLED AND SNAPPED LARGE TREES IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS... PEELED BACK ROOFING ON A FARM OUTBUILDING TYPE STRUCTURE...DESTROYED ONE SHED AND THREW ANOTHER IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. THERE WAS SOME MINOR DAMAGE NOTED TO A NEARBY HOME WHERE A TREE FELL AND CLIPPED PART OF SAID HOME. MEANWHILE SOUTH OF THE BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN THERE WAS AN AREA OF STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE...ROUGHLY REACHING WIND SPEEDS AROUND 80 MPH. THIS AREA EXTENDED FROM THE WESTERN END OF GRASSY CREEK ROAD TO U.S. HIGHWAY 25/70. THIS AREA APPEARED TO BE ABOUT 1/8 TO 1/4 MILE WIDE AND 1.5 MILES WIDE IN LENGTH. IN THE STRAIGHT LINE WIND AREA NUMEROUS TREES WERE KNOCKED OVER AND SNAPPED...ROOFING WAS REMOVED FROM TWO STRUCTURES...A TREE FELL ON ONE HOME...AND OTHER MINOR DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO OTHER HOMES. 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. $$ STUREY