At 6:36 p.m. Friday, a tornado touched down in the city of Fredericksburg and then carved a three-quarter mile path the National Weather Service (NWS) says.
The NWS conducted a storm survey today and filed the following preliminary summary, which indicates the storm unearthed trees and caused some structural damage:
EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED BY NWS STORM SURVEY. PEAK WINDS 90 MPH. PATH LENGTH 0.75 MILE. MAX PATH WIDTH 150 YARDS. APARTMENT BUILDING UNROOFED. TREES UPROOTED AND TOPPED. SHOPPING PLAZA ROOF DAMAGED.
The tornado struck while Fredericksburg and much of Mid-Atlantic region was under a tornado watch, but no tornado warning was issued for this storm. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the area at 6:31 p.m, and stated: “THIS LINE OF STORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.”
The twister was on the ground for just one minute, making it difficult to detect and, arguably, impossible to issue a timely warning for.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/04/20/weather-service-confirms-tornado-struck-fredericksburg-friday-evening/
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