October 13, 2011 Severe Weather

Heavy Rain and Flooding Possible in the Southwest U.S, Ohio Valley, and Hawaii

Heavy rainfall is expected to continue through Thursday over New Mexico into far west Texas. Flash flooding and debris flows in wildfire burn areas will be possible. Heavy rain and flash flooding is also expected over the southern Appalachians and Ohio Valley. Tropical Depression 15-E, southeast of Hawaii, is expected to bring heavy rain beginning today to the Big Island and Maui. Read More >

...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR TRIANGLE VA... LOCATION...TRIANGLE IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY VIRGINIA DATE...OCTOBER 13 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...5:29 PM TO 5:32 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS LENGTH...1.5 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.532N / 77.357W ENDING LAT/LON...38.553N / 77.346W * 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 NORTH FROM THE STAFFORD AND PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY BORDER TO TRIANGLE. ALONG THE WAY IT SPORADICALLY UPROOTED AND SNAPPED SEVERAL TREES...INCLUDING SOME ON FOREST GREENS GOLF COURSE. SEVERAL VIDEOS WERE TAKEN AS THE TORNADO PASSED OVER TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 95 AT RUSH HOUR...THOUGH ONLY LEAF DAMAGE WAS NOTED AT THAT TIME.