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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 >

 

Middletown EF-0

 

...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR MIDDLETOWN VIRGINIA...

LOCATION...JUST NORTHEAST OF STRASBURG VA IN SHENANDOAH COUNTY TO
JUST NORTH OF MIDDLETOWN VA IN FREDERICK COUNTY
DATE...APRIL 28 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...3:45 AM TO 3:49 AM EDT 
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH 
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...175 YARDS 
LENGTH...4.3 MILES 
BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.001N / 78.336W 
ENDING LAT/LON...39.046N / 78.281W
* 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-0 TORNADO 
TRACKED FROM NORTHEAST OF STRASBURG TO THE WEST SIDE OF MIDDLETOWN. 
THE TORNADO UPROOTED AND SNAPPED SEVERAL TREES..UNROOFED A POLE 
BARN...AND REMOVED SEVERAL SHINGLES FROM A HOUSE. THE TORNADO 
CROSSED INTERSTATE 81 AND ROUTE 11.