Excessive Rainfall and Tropical Storm in the South; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest

Excessive rainfall may produce considerable, potentially life-threatening, flooding across the lower Mississippi River Valley and central Great Lakes region through tonight. Tropical Storm Arthur will move northeastward along the Texas coast today and then move inland over southwestern Louisiana by tonight. An outbreak of severe thunderstorms is expected across portions of Illinois and Indiana. Read More >

August 9, 2000
Severe Weather

Tornado confirmed in Wheelersburg, OH (F1)

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
239 PM EDT FRI AUG 11 2000
  
TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0150 PM    ST MARYS                  OH   .75 INCH HAIL
08/09/00   AUGLAIZE

0512 PM    BETHEL                    IN   1.75 INCH HAIL
08/09/00   WAYNE

0525 PM    COUNTYWIDE                IN   WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00   UNION                          SEVERAL TREES DOWN
                                          EVENT DURATION 15
                                          MINUTES.

0545 PM    COUNTYWIDE                OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00   PREBLE                         SEVERAL TREES DOWN 
                                          EVENT DURATION 30
                                          MINUTES.

0620 PM    BUFORD                    OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00   HIGHLAND                       A FEW TREES DOWN

0630 PM    COUNTYWIDE                OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00   ADAMS                          SEVERAL TREES DOWN
                                          EVENT DURATION 15
                                          MINUTES.

0730 PM    COUNTYWIDE                KY   WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00   LEWIS                          NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
                                          EVENT DURATION 30
                                          MINUTES.

0800 PM    COUNTYWIDE                KY   WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00   MASON                          NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
                                          EVENT DURATION 30
                                          MINUTES.

0800 PM    COUNTYWIDE                KY   WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00   CAMPBELL                       NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
                                          EVENT DURATION 30
                                          MINUTES.

0815 PM    COUNTYWIDE                KY   WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00   BOONE                          NUMEROUS LARGE LIMBS
                                          DOWN

0827 PM    FALMOUTH                  KY   WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00   PENDLETON                      A FEW TREES DOWN

0847 PM    KENTONTOWN                KY   .75 INCH HAIL
08/09/00   ROBERTSON

0850 PM    DRY RIDGE                 KY   WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00   GRANT                          A FEW TREES DOWN

1000 PM    WILLIAMSTOWN              KY   FLOOD
08/09/00   GRANT                          SEVERAL ROADS COVERED
                                          WITH WATER

1000 PM    COUNTYWIDE                IN   FLOOD
08/09/00   SWITZERLAND                    A FEW ROADS COVERED
                                          WITH WATER

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