Wilmington, OH
Weather Forecast Office
Tornadoes in Clark County, Ohio |
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. $$ |
US Dept of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Wilmington, OH
1901 South State Route 134
Wilmington, OH 45177
937-383-0031
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