October 13, 2011 Severe Weather

Mountain Snow and Heavy Winds in the Northwest; Fire Weather Conditions in California; Tropical Storm Rafael

A storm system is bringing strong winds and heavy mountain snow to the Cascades into the Northern Rockies. Santa Ana winds and dry conditions will support elevated to critical fire weather over coastal portions of California. Snow, strong winds, blizzard conditions, and high seas are impacting Southwestern Alaska. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Florida Keys from Tropical Storm Rafael. Read More >

...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR TRIANGLE VA... LOCATION...TRIANGLE IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY VIRGINIA DATE...OCTOBER 13 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...5:29 PM TO 5:32 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS LENGTH...1.5 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.532N / 77.357W ENDING LAT/LON...38.553N / 77.346W * 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... A GROUND SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...TOGETHER WITH RADAR DATA AND VIDEO REPORTS DETERMINED THAT AN EF-0 TORNADO TRACKED NORTH FROM THE STAFFORD AND PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY BORDER TO TRIANGLE. ALONG THE WAY IT SPORADICALLY UPROOTED AND SNAPPED SEVERAL TREES...INCLUDING SOME ON FOREST GREENS GOLF COURSE. SEVERAL VIDEOS WERE TAKEN AS THE TORNADO PASSED OVER TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 95 AT RUSH HOUR...THOUGH ONLY LEAF DAMAGE WAS NOTED AT THAT TIME.