Back-to-back powerful Pacific storm systems to impact the Pacific Northwest and northern California through the end of this week with heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow. A strong, long-duration atmospheric river will accompany the Pacific storms, bringing excessive rainfall and flash flooding to southwest Oregon and northwest California through the week. Read More >
1). Fredericksburg, VA Tornado - Local Storm Report (Quick Summary)
NWUS51 KLWX 210115 LSRLWX PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 914 PM EDT SAT APR 20 2013 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0636 PM TORNADO FREDERICKSBURG 38.30N 77.49W 04/19/2013 CITY OF FREDERICKS VA NWS STORM SURVEY EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED BY NWS STORM SURVEY. PEAK WINDS 90 MPH. PATH LENGTH 0.75 MILE. MAX PATH WIDTH 150 YARDS. APARTMENT BUILDING UNROOFED. TREES UPROOTED AND TOPPED. SHOPPING PLAZA ROOF DAMAGED. && EVENT NUMBER LWX1300097 $$ STRONG
1). Fredericksburg, VA Tornado - Public Information Statement (Detailed Version)
NOUS41 KLWX 210158 PNSLWX DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-501-502-VAZ025>031- 036>040-042-050>057-501>504-WVZ050>053-055-501>506-211400- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT- EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA- ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON- ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND- EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY- WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 958 PM EDT SAT APR 20 2013 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG VIRGINIA... LOCATION...CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG VIRGINIA DATE...APRIL 19 2013 ESTIMATED TIME...6:36 PM TO 6:37 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...150 YARD PATH LENGTH...0.75 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.30N / 77.49W ENDING LAT/LON...38.31N / 77.49W * 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 BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO STRUCK THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG VIRGINIA ON APRIL 19 2013 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 90 MPH. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT 6:36 PM EDT ON THE WESTWOOD SHOPPING PLAZA...RIPPING OFF ROOFING MATERIALS AND VENTILATION UNITS. IT TRAVELED NORTHEAST THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA UPROOTING AND TOPPING TREES AND CAUSING ROOFING DAMAGE. THE TORNADO PASSED JUST WEST OF THE MERCER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ADJACENT POLICE BARRACKS...RIPPING THE ROOF OFF OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING ALONG COWAN BLVD AND THROWING IT ACROSS THE STREET. A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SAW THE TORNADO CROSS COWAN BLVD AND THEN DISSIPATE BEFORE IT REACHED MARY WASHINGTON HOSPITAL AT 6:37 PM. THE TOTAL PATH LENGTH WAS THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXTENDS ITS GRATITUDE TO CITY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FROM THE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE. && ...INTENSE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CONFIRMED IN SPOSTYLVANIA COUNTY VIRGINIA... * 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 BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC HAS CONFIRMED THAT INTENSE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS STRUCK SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY VIRGINIA FRIDAY NIGHT BETWEEN 6:05 PM AND 6:40 PM...TRAVELING SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THROUGH THE COUNTY DURING THAT TIME. MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN 80 MPH IN PLACES. WHILE THERE WERE POCKETS OF WIND DAMAGE COUNTYWIDE...THERE WERE A FEW AREAS WHERE THE DAMAGE WAS MORE CONSOLIDATED AND EXCEPTIONAL. IN THE WESTERN TIP OF THE COUNTY...IN THE BELMONT AREA NEAR LAKE ANNA...THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE AND ROOFING DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES. THERE WAS ONE HOME THAT HAD ITS SIDE PUSHED IN BY THE WIND. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED. BLUE RIDGE ROAD...DAIRY DRIVE...KELLYS LANDING...JONES POWELL ROAD...LAWYERS ROAD...AND POST OAK ROAD WERE JUST SOME OF THE ROADS AND AREAS AFFECTED BY TREE DAMAGE AND TREES INTO HOMES. A SERVICE STATION HAD MUCH OF ITS FLAT ROOF BLOWN OFF ALONG POST OAK ROAD NEAR MARGO. A MOTEL 6 NEAR THE I-95 AND US-17 INTERSECTION JUST SOUTH OF FREDERICKSBURG HAD PART OF ITS ROOF BLOWN OFF BY THE STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXTENDS ITS GRATITUDE TO SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE. $$ STRONG
2). Largo, MD Tornado - Local Storm Report (Quick Summary)
NWUS51 KLWX 222035 LSRLWX PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 434 PM EDT MON APR 22 2013 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0726 PM TORNADO 3 SSE LARGO 38.84N 76.81W 04/19/2013 PRINCE GEORGES MD NWS STORM SURVEY EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED. PATH LENGTH 0.5 MILE. MAX PATH WIDTH 75 YARDS. MAX WINDS 85 MPH. SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. SEVERAL HOMES HAD ROOFING AND SIDING DAMAGE. FEW WINDOWS BLOWN OUT. 2 HOMES HAD GARAGE DOORS BLOWN OUT....1 RESULTING IN SIDE WALL OF GARAGE BEING BLOWN OUT. && EVENT NUMBER LWX1300098 $$ STRONG
2). Largo, MD Tornado - Public Information Statement (Detailed Version)
NOUS41 KLWX 222052 PNSLWX DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-501-502-VAZ025>031- 036>040-042-050>057-501>504-WVZ050>053-055-501>506-230900- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT- EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA- ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON- ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN HIGHLAND- EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY- WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- WESTERN PENDLETON-EASTERN PENDLETON- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 452 PM EDT MON APR 22 2013 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR LARGO IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY MARYLAND... LOCATION...3 SSE OF LARGO IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY MARYLAND DATE...APRIL 19 2013 ESTIMATED TIME...7:26 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...85 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS PATH LENGTH...0.5 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.837N / 76.813W ENDING LAT/LON...38.843N / 76.807W * 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 BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR LARGO IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY MARYLAND ON APRIL 19 2013. AT 7:26 PM A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS OF 85 MPH TOUCHED DOWN IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY IN THE MARLBORO RIDGE SUBDIVISION OFF RITCHIE MARLBORO ROAD. THE TORNADO UPROOTED AND SNAPPED SEVERAL TREES. IT ALSO DAMAGED THREE HOMES...BLOWING OUT WINDOWS AND GARAGE DOORS. ONE HOME HAD A SIDE WALL OF THE GARAGE BLOWN OUT WHEN WIND ENTERED THE GARAGE THROUGH THE DAMAGED DOOR. SEVERAL OTHER HOMES ON BOTH SIDES OF RITCHIE MARLBORO ROAD HAD MINOR SIDING AND SHINGLE DAMAGE. THE TORNADO TRAVELLED A HALF MILE BEFORE LIFTING AND LASTED LESS THAN A MINUTE. THANKS TO PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/WASHINGTON. 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. $$ STRONG
Storm Event Summary
NWUS51 KLWX 200730 LSRLWX PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 329 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2013 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0515 PM TSTM WND DMG WAYNESBORO 38.07N 78.90W 04/19/2013 CITY OF WAYNESBORO VA BROADCAST MEDIA A 70 FOOT TALL SPRUCE TREE DOWN 0533 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S FLORDON 38.03N 78.56W 04/19/2013 ALBEMARLE VA EMERGENCY MNGR TREES DOWN ON CRAIG STORE RD WEST OF NORTH GARDENS 0607 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E ORANGE 38.25N 78.09W 04/19/2013 ORANGE VA LAW ENFORCEMENT TREE DOWN ON VA STATE HWY 20 APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE EAST OF ORANGE VA. 0607 PM TSTM WND DMG BELMONT 38.16N 77.86W 04/19/2013 SPOTSYLVANIA VA NWS OFFICE TREES DOWN AND BRICKS BLOWN OFF CHIMNEY. 0627 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SE COOKSTOWN 38.29N 77.69W 04/19/2013 M62 MPH SPOTSYLVANIA VA MESONET MESONET OBSERVATION 0633 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S FREDERICKSBURG 38.25N 77.50W 04/19/2013 SPOTSYLVANIA VA EMERGENCY MNGR ROOF DAMAGE TO MOTEL 6 OFF JEFF DAVIS HWY NEAR BUSINESS DR. 0635 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE FALMOUTH 38.36N 77.44W 04/19/2013 STAFFORD VA PUBLIC FOUR TREES DOWN ON RIGGS ROAD. ONE WAS TWO AND ONE HALF FEET IN DIAMETER. 0637 PM FUNNEL CLOUD FREDERICKSBURG 38.30N 77.49W 04/19/2013 CITY OF FREDERICKS VA EMERGENCY MNGR FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY FREDERICKSBURG POLICE OFFICER NEAR POLICE HEADQUARTERS 0637 PM TSTM WND DMG FREDERICKSBURG 38.30N 77.49W 04/19/2013 CITY OF FREDERICKS VA EMERGENCY MNGR SEVERAL FENCES DESTROYED. MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. WIND DAMAGE TO RESIDENCES NEAR FREDERICKSBURG POLICE STATION 0638 PM TSTM WND DMG SPRING VALLEY 38.33N 77.46W 04/19/2013 STAFFORD VA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 2ND FLOOR OF HOUSE DESTROYED NEAR INTERSECTION OF FORBES ST. AND FALMOUTH DR. 0639 PM TSTM WND DMG LEELAND 38.35N 77.43W 04/19/2013 STAFFORD VA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE A SWATH OF TREES DOWN NEAR 399 CLIFF FARM RD 0642 PM TSTM WND DMG FREDERICKSBURG 38.30N 77.48W 04/19/2013 CITY OF FREDERICKS VA BROADCAST MEDIA TREE BLOWN ONTO BUILDING. ROOFING TILES BLOWING OFF OF BUILDING ROOF. 0642 PM TSTM WND DMG FREDERICKSBURG 38.30N 77.49W 04/19/2013 CITY OF FREDERICKS VA PUBLIC POSSIBLE TREE BLOWN INTO OR ONTO BUILDING. SOME ROOF TILE DAMAGE ON COWAN BLVD NEAR US HWY 1. 0703 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 ESE CHANCELLORSVILLE 38.28N 77.59W 04/19/2013 SPOTSYLVANIA VA AMATEUR RADIO TREE DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF DANALU CT. AND NICHOLAS DR 0707 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E BRYANS ROAD 38.62N 77.03W 04/19/2013 CHARLES MD TRAINED SPOTTER 2 TREES KNOCKED DOWN INTO A HOUSE ALONG ELSA AVENUE 0712 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SSE ST. CHARLES 38.59N 76.91W 04/19/2013 E60 MPH CHARLES MD TRAINED SPOTTER ESTIMATED BY A SKYWARN SPOTTER 0712 PM TSTM WND GST 2 ENE ST. CHARLES 38.61N 76.89W 04/19/2013 M70 MPH CHARLES MD MESONET MESONET OBSERVATION 0712 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSE ST. CHARLES 38.59N 76.91W 04/19/2013 CHARLES MD TRAINED SPOTTER TOP QUARTER OF A 30 FOOT TREE BROKEN OFF. 0723 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E ANDREWS AFB 38.80N 76.83W 04/19/2013 PRINCE GEORGES MD BROADCAST MEDIA TWO TREE TOPS SHEARED OFF AT RESIDENCE ON WOODYARD RD 0724 PM TSTM WND DMG DUNKIRK 38.72N 76.66W 04/19/2013 CALVERT MD PUBLIC MULTIPLE TREES DOWN 0724 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N DUNKIRK 38.77N 76.66W 04/19/2013 CALVERT MD PUBLIC SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF WEST CHESAPEAKE BEACH RD AND RT 4 0730 PM TSTM WND DMG HUNTINGTOWN 38.62N 76.61W 04/19/2013 CALVERT MD PUBLIC MULTIPLE TREES DOWN 0754 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE DOWELL 38.35N 76.44W 04/19/2013 CALVERT MD PUBLIC TREE KNOCKED OVER AND TOOK OUT THE CORNER OF A HOUSE && EVENT NUMBER LWX1300096 LWX1300074 LWX1300075 LWX1300095 LWX1300081 LWX1300089 LWX1300085 LWX1300090 LWX1300091 LWX1300092 LWX1300093 LWX1300076 LWX1300077 LWX1300080 LWX1300094 LWX1300078 LWX1300079 LWX1300082 LWX1300088 LWX1300083 LWX1300084 LWX1300086 LWX1300087 $$ HTS