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Heavy Rainfall for Portions of the West and Southern Plains; Dangerous Heat for the Northwest

Monsoonal flow coinciding with a frontal boundary will focus more showers and thunderstorms across the central Great Basin, central Rockies, Southwest into the Southern Plains. Heavy rainfall may bring about instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile, record setting heat continues for the Pacific Northwest through Monday. Heat combining with dry conditions could allow for any fires to quickly spread. Read More >

Lusby EF-0

...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN LUSBY MD...

LOCATION...LUSBY IN CALVERT COUNTY MD
DATE...APRIL 28 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...11:41 AM TO 11:43 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
LENGTH...1.8 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.366N / 76.465W
ENDING LAT/LON...38.380N / 76.439W
* 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-0 TORNADO
TRACKED BRIEFLY FROM NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HILLTOP ROAD AND
COSTER ROAD TO THE INTERSECTION OF SOLOMONS ISLAND ROAD AND
SWEETWATER ROAD. SIX INSTANCES OF DAMAGE WERE NOTED ALONG THE
PATH...INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN TREES THAT WERE UPROOTED...
ALONG WITH LARGE BRANCHES DOWNED.