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The potential for heavy snow at higher elevations in the western U.S. will continue for many spots through the weekend. In the meantime, the eastern half of the continental U.S. will transition to above normal temperatures ahead of a pair of cold fronts next week that will bring readings back to closer to normal as we approach Thanksgiving Day. Read More >

Reston EF-0

...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN GREEN RIDGE MARYLAND...

LOCATION...3 MI NORTHWEST OF GREEN RIDGE IN ALLEGANY COUNTY MARYLAND 
DATE...APRIL 28 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...1:35 AM TO 1:35AM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH 
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS 
LENGTH...0.1 MILES 
BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.601N / 78.479W
ENDING LAT/LON...39.602N / 78.477W
* 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 BRIEF TORNADO OCCURRED IN GREEN RIDGE STATE FOREST. DAMAGE WAS 
FOUND ALONG A SWITCHBACK ON MERTENS RD BETWEEN STAFFORD AND EAST 
VALLEY ROADS. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED AND/OR TOPPED IN A SMALL 
AREA OF MERTENS ROAD. TREE CANOPIES SHOWED EVIDENCE OF CONVERGENT 
FLOW NEAR THE DAMAGE TRACK. THIS TORNADO HAS BEEN RATED EF-0 WITH 
MAX WINDS ESTIMATED AT 80 MPH AND A WIDTH OF 75 YARDS. THE TOUCHDOWN 
TIME IS BASED UPON RADAR. DUE TO THE REMOTE AND RUGGED NATURE OF THE 
TERRAIN...THE DAMAGE TRACK COULD POSSIBLY EXTEND FARTHER ALONG 
EITHER END OF THE PATH.