Tornado confirmed as storms bring heavy rains, funnel clouds

A complex system of weather fronts combined Thursday afternoon to produce violent storms in the Washington area that caused at least one confirmed tornado, heavy rains, high winds and funnel clouds. But no injuries were immediately reported.
A senior forecaster at the National Weather Service said a tornado touched down two miles southwest of Quantico, said Kevin Witt, a meteorologist. The forecaster examined a video of a funnel cloud and determined about 10 p.m. that a tornado was on the ground, due to swirling debris on the recording, Witt said.
Read full article >> Sandhya Somashekhar 14 Oct, 2011
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