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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 >

Reston EF-0

...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR TOWN CREEK MARYLAND...

LOCATION...2 MI NORTH OF TOWN CREEK IN ALLEGANY COUNTY MARYLAND
DATE...APRIL 28 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...1:27 AM TO 1:28 AM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS
LENGTH...0.5 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.555N / 78.540W
ENDING LAT/LON...39.562N / 78.535W
* 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...

THE TORNADO BEGAN ON A WOODED HILLSIDE JUST SOUTH OF THE 23200 BLOCK
OF PACK HORSE ROAD. DAMAGE ALONG THE PATH LENGTH WAS LARGELY TO
TREES. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED ALONG THE HILLSIDE. A LARGE
TREE THREE FEET IN DIAMETER PARTIALLY FELL ON A RESIDENCE ON PACK
HORSE RD...CAUSING DAMAGE TO ONE WALL AND A PORTION OF THE ROOF. THE
TORNADO DAMAGE EXTENDED NORTH FROM PACK HORSE ROAD INTO A WOODED
AREA EVIDENT BY MORE UPROOTED TREES. FARTHER ALONG THE PATH...DAMAGE
TO TREES OCCURRED BEHIND A RESIDENCE ON MANIFORD RD SE ADJACENT TO
THE BOUNDARY OF GREEN RIDGE STATE FOREST. AT THIS POINT THE DAMAGE
PATH ENDED. THE DAMAGE PATH EXTENDED INTO A HEAVILY FORESTED
INACCESSIBLE AREA THAT WAS NOT SURVEYED. THIS TORNADO HAS BEEN RATED
EF-0 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 80 MPH.