October 13, 2011 Severe Weather

Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR NASONS VIRGINIA... LOCATION...2 MI NNE OF NASONS IN ORANGE COUNTY VIRGINIA DATE...OCTOBER 13 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...4:05 PM TO 4:06 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS LENGTH...1.3 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.275N / 78.021W ENDING LAT/LON...38.293N / 78.013W * 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... DAMAGE WAS FIRST NOTED TO TWO TREES ALONG A CREEK JUST OFF CLIFTON RD ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF ROUTE 20. A DISCONTINUOUS PATH OF ALL TREE DAMAGE CONTINUED NORTHEAST...ENDING WITH A HALF DOZEN TREES TOPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG CLARKS MOUNTAIN RD ABOUT 0.2 MILE EAST OF MOORMAN RD. AT THIS POINT...THE DAMAGE PATH ENDED. THIS TORNADO HAS BEEN RATED EF-0 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH.