Tornado in Clark County, Ohio

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 605 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2007 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN CLARK COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTED A STORM SURVEY TODAY NORTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD IN CLARK COUNTY. DAMAGE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD. THE TORNADO OCCURRED BETWEEN 1105 PM AND 1115 PM TUESDAY EVENING. THE DAMAGE OCCURRED IN A LOCATION OFF OF MOOREFIELD ROAD...JUST EAST OF ROUTE 4. TREES WERE EITHER UPROOTED OR WERE SNAPPED OFF TOWARD THE TOPS WITH ADDITIONAL LARGE BRANCHES DOWN FROM OTHER TREES. SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED AS WELL. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 250 YARDS LONG. THIS DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH AN EF0 (ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE ZERO)...WITH WIND SPEED ESTIMATES ROUGHLY BETWEEN 60 TO 80 MPH. $$

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

Tornado in Clark County, Ohio - May 15, 2007