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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 509 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 2010 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED 4 MILES SOUTH OF NELSONVILLE IN ATHENS COUNTY OHIO... LOCATION...4 MILES SOUTH OF NELSONVILLE IN ATHENS COUNTY OHIO DATE...SEP 16 2010 ESTIMATED TIME...654 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF2 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED... MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...300 YARDS PATH LENGTH...3 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON... ENDING LAT/LON... * FATALITIES...UNKNOWN * INJURIES...UNKNOWN * 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 CHARLESTON WV HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR 4 MILES SOUTH OF NELSONVILLE IN ATHENS COUNTY OHIO ON SEP 16 2010. FURTHER SOUTHEAST ALONG THE TRACK OF THE STORM...A STRONG DOWNBURST WAS CONFIRMED. NEAR THE PLAINS...WINDS AROUND 100 MPH. NEAR ATHENS ITSELF...WINDS 80 TO 100 MPH. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RLX. 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. $$