...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR TRIANGLE VA...

LOCATION...TRIANGLE IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY VIRGINIA
DATE...OCTOBER 13 2011 
ESTIMATED TIME...5:29 PM TO 5:32 PM EDT 
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH 
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS
LENGTH...1.5 MILES 
BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.532N / 77.357W 
ENDING LAT/LON...38.553N / 77.346W
* 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 DATA AND VIDEO REPORTS DETERMINED THAT AN EF-0 TORNADO 
TRACKED NORTH FROM THE STAFFORD AND PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY BORDER TO 
TRIANGLE.  ALONG THE WAY IT SPORADICALLY UPROOTED AND SNAPPED 
SEVERAL TREES...INCLUDING SOME ON FOREST GREENS GOLF COURSE. SEVERAL 
VIDEOS WERE TAKEN AS THE TORNADO PASSED OVER TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 
95 AT RUSH HOUR...THOUGH ONLY LEAF DAMAGE WAS NOTED AT THAT TIME.