October 13, 2011 Severe Weather

Heavy Rainfall in Southern California and in the Southern Plains; Heavy Snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Rockies

A Pacific storm will bring coastal/lower elevation heavy to excessive rainfall to southern California and the Southern Rockies today, with localized flash flooding possible, especially near recent burn scars. Heavy snow is forecast over parts of the Sierra Nevada Mountains today and over the Northern Rockies on Wednesday. Several inches of snowfall accumulation is possible. 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.