PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR PATH DETAILS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
250 PM EDT THU APR 14 2011

...MULTIPLE TORNADOES CONFIRMED ON APRIL 8 2011...

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR PULASKI IN PULASKI COUNTY VIRGINIA...

LOCATION...PULASKI IN PULASKI COUNTY VIRGINIA
DATE...APRIL 8 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...733 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF2
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...125 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...400 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...1.95 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...37.049N / 80.803W
ENDING LAT/LON...37.033N / 80.775W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...9

* 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...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR PULASKI IN PULASKI COUNTY VIRGINIA ON APRIL 8 2011.
INITIAL TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED ALONG THE MOUNT OLIVET ROAD. TORNADO
TRAVELED SOUTHEAST WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ALONG PULASKI
STREET...VALLEY ROAD...AND MAPLE STREET. SEVERAL ROOFS WERE TORN OFF
OF HOMES...TOP FLOORS OR ATTICS OF A COUPLE HOMES WERE COMPLETELY
DESTROYED...A COUPLE OF HOMES WERE KNOCKED OFF THEIR FOUNDATIONS...A
VEHICLE WAS FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK...AND NUMEROUS LARGE TREES WERE
SNAPPED OFF. THE TORNADO LIFTED NEAR THE INTERCHANGE OF HIGHWAY 11
AND HERMOSA DRIVE.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/RNK.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

&&

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR DRAPER IN PULASKI COUNTY VIRGINIA

LOCATION...NEAR DRAPER IN PULASKI COUNTY VIRGINIA
DATE...APRIL 8 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...737 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...105-110 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...480 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...3.1 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...37.028N / 80.774W
ENDING LAT/LON...36.995N / 80.735W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...1

* 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...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR DRAPER IN PULASKI COUNTY VIRGINIA ON APRIL 8 2011.

INITIAL TOUCHDOWN ON HIGHWAY 11 NEAR THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY.
TORNADO TRACKED SOUTHEAST WITH INTERMITTENT DAMAGE OVER TERRAIN AND
WOODED AREA THAT WAS DIFFICULT TO SURVEY...BEFORE MORE CONTINUOUS
DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED AS IT CROSSED INTERSTATE 81 AT DRAPER NEAR EXIT
92. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN THIS AREA TO A GAS STATION AND
MANY HOMES. ONE MOBILE HOME WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. NUMEROUS TREES
WERE ALSO SNAPPED OFF. THE TORNADO EVENTUALLY LIFTED ABOUT A HALF
MILE SOUTHEAST OF OLD BALTIMORE ROAD AS IT MOVED UP A SMALL RIDGE.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/RNK.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

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PC/SK