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Late January Extreme Cold; Watching East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

The next blast of Arctic air surges south down the Plains, across the Great Lakes and through the Southeast and East Friday through Saturday. This could be longest duration of cold in several decades. Forecast models are being closely monitored for potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Confidence in coastal impacts has increased. Read More >

April 16, 2011 Severe Weather

 

Storm Survey Results: - Click on the location in the table for more information!

Location Start/
End Time
Event Type Fatalities/
Injuries
Path Length Path Width
Augusta County
2 SW Stuarts Draft to 2 N Stuarts Draft
2:20 pm-
2:23 pm
EF-1 Tornado
95 mph
None 4.5 mi 200 yds
Northern Carroll County
1 NE Union Mills to 4 N Union Mills
7:56 pm-
7:59 pm
EF-0 Tornado
80 mph
None 3.1 mi 50 to 200 yds
Eastern Frederick/Northern Carroll Counties
2 NNE New Market to 2 WNW Winfield
7:37 pm-
7:51 pm
EF-1 Tornado
100 mph
None 9.5 mi 50 to 75 yds
Loudoun County
1 E Hughesville to Leesburg
7:12 pm-
7:16 pm
EF-0 Tornado
70 mph
None 4.2 mi 50 yds

 

 

Other Damage:

REPORTED TREE DAMAGE IN GREENE AND ALBEMARLE COUNTIES ALSO WAS
SURVEYED. OWING TO THE SPOTTY NATURE OF THE DAMAGE IN ALBEMARLE
COUNTY AND THE UNIDIRECTIONAL ORIENTATION OF THE DAMAGE IN GREENE
COUNTY...THE DAMAGE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED CONCLUSIVELY TO HAVE
BEEN CAUSED BY A TORNADO. PENDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...THE
DAMAGE IN THESE COUNTIES HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO NON-TORNADIC
THUNDERSTORM WIND.