Pickaway County Tornado

Heavy Rainfall Threat for Mid-Atlantic into Southern New England; Fire Weather Hazards for the West

Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms may cause flash flooding in the northern Mid-Atlantic today. The Mid-Atlantic and Southeast heatwave is slowly easing, while cooler, drier air spreads across the Central and Eastern U.S. for the start of August. Critical fire conditions persist in the Pacific Northwest and Four Corners due to dry storms and gusty winds. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 337 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...F0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN SOUTHEAST PICKAWAY COUNTY... A DAMAGE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN PICKAWAY COUNTY EARLIER TODAY AND AN F0 TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN A LITTLE OVER A MILE NORTH OF KINGSTON...OR ABOUT SIX MILES SOUTH OF CIRCLEVILLE...BETWEEN 620 AND 625 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING...AUGUST 28TH. THE PATH LENGTH EXTENDED TO THE NORTHEAST FOR ABOUT 1.5 TO 2 MILES AND THE GREATEST WIDTH WAS AROUND 50 YARDS. DAMAGE FIRST OCCURRED AT THE PICKAWAY MACHINE AND FABRICATING COMPANY ALONG STATE ROUTE 361. THREE BUILDINGS SUSTAINED DAMAGE...WITH PIECES OF THE ALUMINUM ROOFING AND SOME OF THE WOODEN ROOF TRUSSES PEELED OFF AND STREWN THROUGHOUT THE COMPLEX. PIECES OF INSULATION WERE REMOVED FROM THE ROOF OF THE MAIN BUILDING AND WERE DEPOSITED AT VARIOUS POINTS ALONG THE TORNADO TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST. AN 8 FOOT BY 8 FOOT ALUMINUM SHED WITH METAL DOORS WAS REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY...AND HAS YET TO BE FOUND. ACROSS STATE ROUTE 361...A LARGE CORNFIELD WITH CROP TO EIGHT FEET HIGH SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. THE CORN STALKS WERE DOWNED OR BROKEN OFF IN A CONVERGENT MANNER...WITH STALKS BLOWN INWARD WITHIN THE 150 FOOT WIDE SWATH. THIS IN PARTICULAR IS INDICATIVE OF A CYCLONIC FLOW OF AIR FOUND WITH TORNADOES. PIECES OF INSULATION AND ALUMINUM FROM THE BUILDING WAS FOUND AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CORNFIELD. THIS SWATH OF DAMAGE TO THE CORN CROP EXTENDED ACROSS THE FIELD TO BOGGS ROAD...A DISTANCE OF ABOUT A MILE. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF BOGGS ROAD...A PORTION OF AN OPEN AIR ALUMINUM SHED WAS BLOWN INTO A NEARBY TREE LINE. SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS WERE BROKEN OFF IN THE VICINITY OF THE SHED AS WELL. WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 65 TO 70 MPH...WITH DAMAGE BEING CONSISTENT WITH AN F0 TORNADO. F0 WIND SPEEDS RANGE FROM 40 TO 72 MPH. $$ RYAN