Severe Weather - October 4, 2006

Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 240 PM EDT THU OCT 5 2006 ...DAMAGE SURVEY CONDUCTED IN FAYETTE COUNTY OHIO... THE WILMINGTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE CONDUCTED A STORM DAMAGE SURVEY IN FAYETTE COUNTY OHIO TODAY. THE DAMAGE WAS A RESULT OF STORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING... OCTOBER 4. DAMAGE OCCURRED AT A LOCATION ABOUT 3 AND 1/2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JEFFERSONVILLE AT ABOUT 540 PM TO 545 PM EDT YESTERDAY. THE DAMAGE INCLUDED A ROOF RIPPED OFF A MOBILE HOME AND MORE MINOR DAMAGE TO A NUMBER OF OTHER MOBILE HOMES. TREES WERE DOWNED OR DAMAGED IN THE AREA AS WELL. THE SURVEY...COMBINED WITH RADAR INFORMATION...INDICATES THAT THE STORM PRODUCED A DOWNBURST. THIS DOWNBURST CAUSED THE DAMAGE. THE WINDS WITH THE STORM WERE ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 70 MPH. $$