April 27-28, 2011 Severe Weather

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 >

...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR POOLESVILLE MARYLAND... LOCATION...NORTH OF POOLESVILLE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY MD DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...6:45 AM TO 6:47 AM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS LENGTH...0.8 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.152N / 77.420W ENDING LAT/LON...39.158N / 77.408W * 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 SHORT DAMAGE PATH NORTH OF POOLESVILLE MARYLAND WAS DETERMINED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GROUND SURVEY. SPOTTY TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ALONG THE TRACK ON BEALLSVILLE ROAD...ELGIN ROAD AND JERUSALEM ROAD. A TRAMPOLINE WAS LOFTED AND DEPOSITED ATOP A POWER POLE...WITH ADJACENT DAMAGE TO A FENCE AND SMALL TREE.