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Linville EF-1

 

...EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED JUST NORTH OF HARRISONBURG VIRGINIA...

LOCATION...LINVILLE IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY VA
DATE...APRIL 28 2011 
ESTIMATED TIME...3:01 AM TO 3:02 AM EDT 
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1 
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH 
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
LENGTH...0.9 MILES 
BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.502N / 78.838W 
ENDING LAT/LON...38.511N / 78.827W
* 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 AND EYEWITNESS REPORTS DETERMINED THAT AN EF-1 TORNADO 
TRACKED OVER A RURAL AREA NEAR LINVILLE VIRGINIA. OVER A TRACK THAT 
WAS NEARLY A MILE LONG...THE TORNADO UPROOTED AND SNAPPED NUMEROUS 
LARGE TREES ALONG A HORSE FARM AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE TORNADO 
CROSSED IRISH PATH... INDIAN RIDGE LANE... AND MELROSE ROAD.