October 13, 2011 Severe Weather

Severe Thunderstorms in the Central Plains; Heavy Rainfall in the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys; Critical Fire Weather in the Southwest

Scattered severe storms capable of large to very large hail, severe wind gusts, and a few tornadoes will be possible across the central Plains. Heavy rain will pose a flash flood threat across portions of the Mississippi Valley into the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. Hot, dry and windy conditions will continue to bring a critical fire weather threat from the Southwest into the Great Basin. Read More >

...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR AQUIA HARBOUR VA... LOCATION...AQUIA HARBOUR IN STAFFORD COUNTY VIRGINIA DATE...OCTOBER 13 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...5:22 PM TO 5:29 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS LENGTH...2.7 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.492N / 77.381W ENDING LAT/LON...38.529N / 77.364W * 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 DATA AND VIDEO REPORTS DETERMINED THAT AN EF-0 TORNADO TRACKED FROM NORTHERN AQUIA HARBOUR...NORTH OVER THE BORDER INTO PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY. ALONG THE WAY IT SPORADICALLY UPROOTED AND SNAPPED ABOUT A DOZEN TREES. HOMES IN THE COMMUNITY OFF MERRYVIEW DRIVE HAD MINOR ROOFING AND SIDING DAMAGE AS WELL AS A CHAIN LINK FENCE THAT WAS DOWNED. A BILLBOARD AND ITS POST WERE PUSHED NEARLY OVER. STAFFORD COUNTY FIRE ASSISTED WITH THE SURVEY.