August 1, 2003 - Tornado In Auglaize County

Monitoring Tsunami Impacts Across the Pacific; Air Quality Concerns; Dangerous Heat; Critical Fire Weather for the West

Tsunami impacts continue for portions of the Pacific basin. Wildfire smoke causes unhealthy air in Midwest to Great Lakes. Heat dome spans Mississippi Valley to Mid-Atlantic with excessive heat warnings and advisories. Critical fire weather in Great Basin to Pacific Northwest (dry thunderstorms). Cold front spawns severe storms/heavy rain in Central U.S. today, shifts to East Coast Thursday. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 735 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2003 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED ON AUGUST 1ST IN AUGLAIZE COUNTY... A TORNADO SKIPPED ALONG A 6 MILE PATH FROM THE SOUTHEAST TIP OF GRAND LAKE ST MARYS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TOWN OF ST MARYS TO JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF MOULTON ROAD AND U.S. 33. THE TORNADO SKIPPED UP AND DOWN AT LEAST 4 TIMES BETWEEN 1110 PM AND 1130 PM. DAMAGE WAS REPORTED NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN TIP OF GRAND LAKE ST MARYS AND IN SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE TOWN OF ST MARYS. THE LAST REPORT OF ITS SIGHTING WAS IN A FIELD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MOULTON ROAD AND U.S. 33. AT LEAST TWO TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED A DECENT SIZE FUNNEL IN THIS AREA WITH ONE SPOTTER REPORTING THAT THE FUNNEL TOUCHED DOWN IN A FIELD EAST OF ST MARYS. DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM WAS ESTIMATED AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH. THIS WOULD PLACE THIS TORNADO IN THE F1 CATEGORY ON THE FUJITA SCALE. $$ TIPTON