Straight-Line Wind In Adams and Clermont Counties

Heavy Rainfall for Portions of the West and Central U.S.; Monitoring Fire Weather Conditions for New England

Tropical moisture continues to flow across portions of the Great Basin, desert Southwest and California. Isolated instances of flash flooding remains possible. Meanwhile, a storm and associated frontal boundary will focus showers and thunderstorms for the center of the nation. For New England, dry and breezy conditions could enhance favorable fire weather conditions. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 206 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2007 ...STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE CONFIRMED IN NORTHEAST ADAMS COUNTY AND CLERMONT COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTED A STORM DAMAGE SURVEY THIS MORNING AT MINERAL SPRINGS LAKE IN NORTHEAST ADAMS COUNTY. BASED ON EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS...IT SOUNDS LIKE THE STORM DID HAVE A WALL CLOUD. HOWEVER...THE DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. EYEWITNESSES REPORTED THE DAMAGE OCCURRED BETWEEN 315 PM AND 330 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON...JULY 15TH. SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. THE DAMAGE FELL IN THE SAME GENERAL DIRECTION ALONG A 3/4 MILE PATH THAT WAS 50 TO 60 YARDS WIDE. THE WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 80 AND 100 MPH. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES WERE CAUSED BY THE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IN ADDITION...EMA AND FIRE OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT STRAIGHT LINE WINDS CAUSED THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED NEAR AMELIA IN CLERMONT COUNTY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...JULY 15TH. $$