October 13, 2011 Severe Weather

Edouard Continues to Impact Texas; Severe Storms and Heavy Rain from the Lower Great Lakes to Mid-Atlantic

Edouard will continue to bring gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and a flash flood threat over parts of eastern Texas. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible across portions of the eastern Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic overnight. Severe storms are also expected across parts of Montana. Dangerous heat persists over the central and eastern states through Friday night. 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.