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 021718 PNSGSP NCZ062-063-022030- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 118 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2011 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR NEAR SCALY IN MACON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...NEAR SCALY IN MACON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DATE...04/28/2011 ESTIMATED TIME...1230 AM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...30 YARDS PATH LENGTH...200 YARDS BEGINNING LAT/LON...35.01 / 83.30W ENDING LAT/LON...35.02 / 83.30W * 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 NEAR SCALY IN MACON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON 04/28/2011. A VERY BRIEF AND INTERMITTENT TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG DRYMAN RIDGE ROAD...IN SCALY...AROUND 1230 AM EDT THURSDAY APRIL 28, 2011. THE TORNADO FLIPPED OVER ONE MOBILE HOME...IN A NORTHWEST DIRECTION...AND KNOCKED DOWN AND TWISTED TREES...ALSO IN A NORTHWEST DIRECTION. THE LOCATION OF DRYMAN RIDGE ROAD IS ELEVATED JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 106. THE TORNADO QUICKLY LIFTED...THEN BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF HIGHWAY 106...OR NORTH OF HIGHWAY 106...CLIPPING A FEW TREES. THE TORNADO THEN LIFTED AND NO OTHER DAMAGE COULD BE FOUND. 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