Tropical Moisture Will Bring Heavy to Excessive Rainfall with Possible Flooding This Week

Tropical moisture from the remnants of Odalys and Hurricane Polo will surge over the southwest into the central U.S. this week with several days of heavy to excessive rainfall which may bring limited to considerable flooding. Flood Watches have been issued through Wednesday in the southwest U.S. and moderate risk outlooks have been issued today through Thursday. Read More >

May 2, 2002
Severe Weather & Tornado in Fairfield County, Ohio

Fairfield County Tornado (F0)

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
350 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1115 PM    SPRINGFIELD               OH   WIND DAMAGE
05/01/02   CLARK                          TREES DOWN SOUTH AND EAST
                                          OF SPRINGFIELD. 

1145 PM    LONDON                    OH   WIND DAMAGE
05/01/02   MADISON                        SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS
                                          THE SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY

1213 AM    GROVE CITY                OH   .75 INCH HAIL
05/02/02   FRANKLIN                       

1218 AM    GROVE CITY                OH   .88 INCH HAIL
05/02/02   FRANKLIN                       

1239 AM    4 SW REYNOLDSBURG         OH   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/02   FRANKLIN                       

1240 AM    PICKERINGTON              OH   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/02   FAIRFIELD                      

1247 AM    2 SE BALTIMORE            OH   TORNADO
05/02/02   FAIRFIELD                      SPOTTER OBSERVED TORNADO
                                          TOUCHDOWN BETWEEN BADER AND
                                          BASIL ROADS. TOPPED SEVERAL
                                          TREES OFF. 

0307 AM    8 W SPRINGFIELD           OH   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/02   CLARK                          

0316 AM    1 W SPRINGFIELD           OH   .75 INCH HAIL
05/02/02   CLARK                          

0325 AM    2 E SPRINGFIELD           OH   WIND DAMAGE
05/02/02   CLARK                          ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOME.

0352 AM    LONDON                    OH   .75 INCH HAIL
05/02/02   MADISON                        

0405 AM    GROVEPORT                 OH   WIND DAMAGE
05/02/02   FRANKLIN                       A FEW TREES DOWN AND
                                          SIDING BLOWN OFF OF ONE
                                          HOUSE. 

0410 AM    GROVEPORT                 OH   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/02/02   FRANKLIN                       

0415 AM    PICKERINGTON              OH   WIND DAMAGE
05/02/02   FAIRFIELD                      SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE
                                          NORTHERN PART OF THE
                                          COUNTY. 

0417 AM    GROVE CITY                OH   TSTM WIND GUST 
05/02/02   FRANKLIN                       64 MPH MEASURED

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