Jun 25, 2012 Severe Weather Event

Additional Heavy Rain and Flooding Concerns in Central Texas; Tropical Storm Chantal to Impact the Coastal Carolinas

Heavy rainfall and flooding concerns remain for today across Central Texas and the Hill Country, with scattered thunderstorms expected this afternoon and evening. Tropical Storm Chantal has formed and will bring heavy rainfall and flooding concerns to portions of the coastal Carolinas. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are expected from the Southeast to Mid-Atlantic. Read More >

...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY VIRGINIA... LOCATION...HADENSVILLE, VA DATE...JUN 25 2012 ESTIMATED TIME...2:25 PM TO 2:35 PM MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 TO 85 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...200 YARDS PATH LENGTH...3.25 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...37.812 / -77.955 ENDING LAT/LON... 37.845 / -77.997 * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...0 * 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 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO WHICH OCCURRED ON MONDAY JUNE 25, 2012 IN HADENSVILLE, IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA. AN NWS STORM SURVEY HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 7 MINUTES, WITH A PATH ABOUT THREE AND ONE QUARTER MILES IN LENGTH AND TWO HUNDRED YARDS IN WIDTH. THE TORNADO PRODUCED DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH AN EF-0 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE, DOWNING NUMEROUS TREES AND PRODUCING SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN THE AREA. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/AKQ. FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH. EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH. EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH. EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH. EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH. EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH

Additional Heavy Rain and Flooding Concerns in Central Texas; Tropical Storm Chantal to Impact the Coastal Carolinas

Jun 25, 2012 Severe Weather Event

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