Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details

Event Hail
Magnitude 1.00 in.
State VIRGINIA
County/Area FLOYD
WFO RNK
Begin Date 04/08/2011 19:02:00 EST-5
Begin Range 0
Begin Azimuth N
Begin Location INDIAN VLY
Begin Lat/Lon 36.92/-80.55
End Date 04/08/2011 19:12:00 EST-5
End Range 2
End Azimuth ESE
End Location WILLIS
End Lat/Lon 36.84/-80.45
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 0.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative A high pressure centered over New England helped push a back door cold front to the vicinity of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Warm and unstable air in advance of this front, combined with an upper level low pressure system, resulted in the development of severe thunderstorms along the front. The strongest storms occurred right along the boundary, where two tornadoes hit Pulaski County. These two tornadoes were the first documented in Pulaski County since records began in 1950.
Event Narrative


All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 9 5.313M 0.00K
PULASKI PULASKI CO. VA 04/08/2011 18:31 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
PULASKI PULASKI CO. VA 04/08/2011 18:35 EST-5 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PULASKI PULASKI CO. VA 04/08/2011 18:35 EST-5 Tornado EF2 0 9 3.900M 0.00K
DRAPER PULASKI CO. VA 04/08/2011 18:42 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 1.400M 0.00K
INDIAN VLY FLOYD CO. VA 04/08/2011 19:02 EST-5 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WILLIS FLOYD CO. VA 04/08/2011 19:12 EST-5 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WILLIS FLOYD CO. VA 04/08/2011 19:15 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
UNION FLOYD CO. VA 04/08/2011 19:20 EST-5 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PATRICK SPGS PATRICK CO. VA 04/08/2011 19:36 EST-5 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROCKY GAP BLAND CO. VA 04/08/2011 20:51 EST-5 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RADFORD RADFORD (C) CO. VA 04/08/2011 21:05 EST-5 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DUBLIN PULASKI CO. VA 04/08/2011 21:05 EST-5 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PULASKI PULASKI CO. VA 04/08/2011 21:20 EST-5 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BLAND BLAND CO. VA 04/08/2011 21:30 EST-5 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TAZEWELL TAZEWELL CO. VA 04/08/2011 22:35 EST-5 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 9 5.313M 0.00K