Heavy to Excessive Rainfall This Week from the Southwest into Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Southern Plains

Pacific tropical moisture wrapping into a storm will continue a multi-day heavy rainfall event this week that will impact multiple areas in the Plains and Intermountain West. Isolated severe thunderstorm wind gusts and possibly a tornado or two could occur tonight from southern and eastern New Mexico into west Texas. Read More >

May 19, 2005
Otway Tornado

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
143 PM EDT FRI MAY 20 2005

...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN SCIOTO COUNTY...

A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT 315 PM ABOUT 5 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF
OTWAY IN WESTERN SCIOTO COUNTY.  THE TORNADO RIPPED THE ROOF OFF A
BARN AND CARRIED IT A HALF MILE TO THE EAST. IT ALSO TWISTED SEVERAL
100 YEAR OLD TREES AND STRIPPED THE TOPS OF SEVERAL OTHER TREES. THE
TORNADO WAS RATED AN F1...WHICH INDICATES WIND SPEEDS OF 73 TO 112
MPH ON THE FUJITA SCALE.  THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY
2 MILES.

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