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Severe Thunderstorms Tonight in the Mid-Atlantic; Tropical Storm Bertha in the Gulf

Scattered thunderstorms with severe gusts, hail and a tornado risk are possible near a cold front from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic tonight. Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to bring tropical storm conditions to portions of the Gulf Coast from the panhandle of Florida into Louisiana through Wednesday. 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.