April 27-28, 2011 Severe Weather

Significant Coastal Impacts from Nor'Easter; Hurricane Nolo Bring Gusty Winds and Heavy Rain to Hawaii

A nor'easter will continue to bring significant coastal impacts to the Mid-Atlantic and New England into Monday. Moderate to major coastal flooding, heavy rain, strong winds, and high surf are expected. Hurricane Nolo will remain south of the Big Island of Hawaii with gusty winds and heavy rainfall that may bring significant, life-threatening flooding and mudslides through the weekend. Read More >

...EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED JUST NORTH OF HARRISONBURG VIRGINIA... LOCATION...LINVILLE IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY VA DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...3:01 AM TO 3:02 AM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1 MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS LENGTH...0.9 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.502N / 78.838W ENDING LAT/LON...38.511N / 78.827W * 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 AND EYEWITNESS REPORTS DETERMINED THAT AN EF-1 TORNADO TRACKED OVER A RURAL AREA NEAR LINVILLE VIRGINIA. OVER A TRACK THAT WAS NEARLY A MILE LONG...THE TORNADO UPROOTED AND SNAPPED NUMEROUS LARGE TREES ALONG A HORSE FARM AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE TORNADO CROSSED IRISH PATH... INDIAN RIDGE LANE... AND MELROSE ROAD.