Comment: In light of the recent weather in the area, is a uranium mine in a state with so many tornadoes really a wise idea? My friend lives in the area and her and her dog ran to the basement when they heard the roaring and the rain hitting the windows, plus calling the kitties. The White Mt. Range had former Marline Leases, so would the mine blown the deadly uranium dust or killed workers, Keep the Ban
Tornado confirmed in Pittsylvania county
UPDATE: National Weather Service Storm Survey Team out of Blacksburg has confirmed damage in Pittsylvania county near Blairs was caused by an EF1 tornado. The tornado tracked from White Oak Mountain Road, to the Intersection of Highway 29 and Toy Lane.
- Numerous trees snapped or uprooted
- Three large ventilator systems were ripped off the roof of Unique Industries
- Two tractor trailers overturned
- One house sustained minor roof damage
http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-storm-damage-near-blairs-20111117,0,5487823.story
EFI tornadoes have winds of 86 - 110mph and can do significant property damage.
Here's the complete public information statement from the storm survey team.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 210 PM EST THU NOV 17 2011 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR JUST SOUTH OF DRY FORK IN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY VIRGINIA... LOCATION...JUST SOUTH OF DRY FORK IN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY VIRGINIA DATE...NOVEMBER 16 2011 ESTIMATED START TIME...06:55 PM EST ESTIMATED END TIME.....06:58 PM EST MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...125 YARDS PATH LENGTH...INTERMITTENTLY 2.3 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LONG...36.725N / 79.427W ENDING LAT/LONG......36.732N / 79.381W * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...0 * 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 JUST SOUTH OF DRY FORK IN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY VIRGINIA ON NOVEMBER 16 2011. A TORNADO...RATED AS AN EF1...TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF DRY FORK IN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY NEAR WHITE OAK MOUNTAIN ROAD. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED IN THIS AREA. THE TORNADO TRACKED EAST-NORTHEAST AND TOUCHED DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. THE TORNADO HIT THE UNIQUE INDUSTRIES COMPANY AT THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 29 AND TOY LANE. HERE...AN ESTIMATED 100 MPH TORNADIC WIND RIPPED THREE LARGE VENTILATION UNITS OFF THE ROOF...AND THE ROOF ITSELF SUSTAINED DAMAGE. TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS BY THE BUSINESS WERE OVERTURNED. THE TORNADO LASTLY TOUCHED DOWN ACROSS U.S. HIGHWAY 29 WHERE IT CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF A HOUSE. 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.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rnk/111611PittCoTor.txt
