April 27-28, 2011 Severe Weather

Snow Expected from the Ohio Valley into the Mid-Atlantic; Rain and Thunderstorms in the Southeast

A frontal system is expected to bring wintry precipitation to the Central Appalachians and portions of the Mid-Atlantic into Wednesday, meanwhile, showers and thunderstorms are expected along the Gulf Coast and Southeast. A series of Clipper systems will bring periods of snow to the Northern Plains and Great Lakes over the next several days. Read More >

...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN GREEN RIDGE MARYLAND... LOCATION...3 MI NORTHWEST OF GREEN RIDGE IN ALLEGANY COUNTY MARYLAND DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...1:35 AM TO 1:35AM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS LENGTH...0.1 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.601N / 78.479W ENDING LAT/LON...39.602N / 78.477W * 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 BRIEF TORNADO OCCURRED IN GREEN RIDGE STATE FOREST. DAMAGE WAS FOUND ALONG A SWITCHBACK ON MERTENS RD BETWEEN STAFFORD AND EAST VALLEY ROADS. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED AND/OR TOPPED IN A SMALL AREA OF MERTENS ROAD. TREE CANOPIES SHOWED EVIDENCE OF CONVERGENT FLOW NEAR THE DAMAGE TRACK. THIS TORNADO HAS BEEN RATED EF-0 WITH MAX WINDS ESTIMATED AT 80 MPH AND A WIDTH OF 75 YARDS. THE TOUCHDOWN TIME IS BASED UPON RADAR. DUE TO THE REMOTE AND RUGGED NATURE OF THE TERRAIN...THE DAMAGE TRACK COULD POSSIBLY EXTEND FARTHER ALONG EITHER END OF THE PATH.