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 >
Baltimore/Washington
Weather Forecast Office
...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.
US Dept of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Baltimore/Washington
Weather Forecast Office Baltimore/Washington
43858 Weather Service Rd.
Sterling, VA 20166
(571) 888-3500
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