Tornado In Preble County, OH - January 28, 2009

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1147 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0836 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 NNE CONNERSVILLE      39.69N 85.13W 
01/29/2008  M54.00 MPH       FAYETTE            IN   AWOS            

            MEASURED AT THE CONNERSVILLE AIRPORT...KCEV.

0844 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW GLENCOE            38.74N 84.85W 
01/29/2008                   GALLATIN           KY   PUBLIC          

            TREES DOWN.

0845 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BOSTON                  39.74N 84.85W 
01/29/2008                   WAYNE              IN   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            10 RAIL CARS TOPPLED

0854 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OXFORD                  39.51N 84.75W 
01/29/2008                   BUTLER             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            ONE HALF MILE OF POWER POLES DOWNED ALONG STATE ROUTE 732
            NEAR OXFORD.

0855 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ST. MARYS               40.54N 84.39W 
01/29/2008                   AUGLAIZE           OH   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN

0857 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW MILLVILLE          39.41N 84.68W 
01/29/2008                   BUTLER             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            THREE TREES...10 TO 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER...SNAPPED OFF 
            ON REILY-MILLVILLE ROAD.

0900 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MCGONIGLE               39.45N 84.68W 
01/29/2008                   BUTLER             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            A GREENHOUSE WAS BLOWN OVER ON US ROUTE 27 IN HANOVER 
            TOWNSHIP JUST SOUTH OF MCGONIGLE.

0900 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LEWISBURG               39.85N 84.54W 
01/29/2008                   PREBLE             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...ONE TO TWO FEET IN DIAMETER.

0900 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WAPAKONETA              40.57N 84.19W 
01/29/2008                   AUGLAIZE           OH   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            SEMI BLOWN OFF INTERSTATE 75...SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWNED

0901 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW VERONA             39.89N 84.50W 
01/29/2008                   PREBLE             OH   AMATEUR RADIO   

            A LARGE TREE FELL INTO A HOUSE IN NORTHEAST PREBLE 
            COUNTY.

0902 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ESE MCGONIGLE         39.43N 84.65W 
01/29/2008                   BUTLER             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS BLOWN OVER ON STATE ROUTE 130.

0903 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BRIDGETOWN              39.16N 84.64W 
01/29/2008                   HAMILTON           OH   AMATEUR RADIO   

            ONE LARGE TREE DOWNED ON EBENEZER ROAD. ONE LARGE LIMB 
            WAS 18 INCHES IN DIAMETER.

0905 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WEST MANCHESTER         39.90N 84.63W 
01/29/2008                   PREBLE             OH   AMATEUR RADIO   

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG THE DARKE/PREBLE COUNTY 
            LINE...UP TO 30 INCHES IN DIAMETER.

0906 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 NNE FAIRFIELD         39.36N 84.52W 
01/29/2008  M56.00 MPH       BUTLER             OH   ASOS            

            MEASURED AT BUTLER COUNTY AIRPORT...KHAO.

0914 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 WSW MASON             39.33N 84.39W 
01/29/2008  M48.00 MPH       BUTLER             OH   AMATEUR RADIO   

            MEASURED IN WEST CHESTER.

0915 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MONROE                  39.45N 84.35W 
01/29/2008                   BUTLER             OH   PUBLIC          

            LARGE BRANCHES DOWN.

0922 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 SSW TIPP CITY         39.91N 84.20W 
01/29/2008  M62.00 MPH       MONTGOMERY         OH   ASOS            

            MEASURED AT COX DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...KDAY.

0934 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WILLIAMSBURG            39.05N 84.05W 
01/29/2008                   CLERMONT           OH   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            HEAVY DAMAGE TO BARN

0938 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SPRINGFIELD             39.93N 83.80W 
01/29/2008                   CLARK              OH   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            MANY TREES DOWNED THROUGHOUT SPRINGFIELD

0940 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DONNELSVILLE            39.92N 83.95W 
01/29/2008                   CLARK              OH   AMATEUR RADIO   

            ONE LARGE PINE TREE DOWNED.

0945 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE HAMERSVILLE        38.94N 83.96W 
01/29/2008                   BROWN              OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            A BARN WAS BLOWN DOWN ON WHITE OAK VALLEY ROAD...WITH ITS
            ROOF BLOWN OFF AND WINDOWS BLOWN IN.

0953 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SSE WILMINGTON        39.42N 83.82W 
01/29/2008  M55.00 MPH       CLINTON            OH   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

0955 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GEORGETOWN              38.87N 83.90W 
01/29/2008                   BROWN              OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

1015 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSE MARYSVILLE        40.21N 83.36W 
01/29/2008                   UNION              OH   PUBLIC          

            LARGE BRANCHES DOWN.

1052 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N FRIENDSHIP          38.71N 83.09W 
01/29/2008                   SCIOTO             OH   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            LARGE TREE DOWNED OVER SR 125 ONE MILE NORTH OF US 52

&&

AN INTENSE COLD FRONT TRIGGERED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH MOVED 
INTO THE WFO WILMINGTON FORECAST AREA AFTER 8 PM. THERE WERE 
WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF WINDS IN THE 40-60 MPH RANGE...AS WELL AS 
NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED AND ISOLATED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH 
LIGHTNING BECAME LESS PREVALENT WITH THE LINE AS THE EVENING 
PROGRESSED...THE STRENGTH OF THE FRONT ALLOWED STRONG...STORM SCALE 
WINDS TO CONTINUE ALONG THE LINE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

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HATZOS

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
608 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008

THE FOLLOWING ARE PEAK WIND GUST OBSERVATIONS FROM THE WINDS THAT
OCCURRED AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT YESTERDAY EVENING. 
THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN

***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************

LOCATION            PEAK WIND    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                         GUST       OF
                        (MPH)   MEASUREMENT


KENTUCKY

...BOONE COUNTY...
   COVINGTON               49  1050 PM  1/29   ASOS

OHIO

...BUTLER COUNTY...
   HAMILTON                47   120 AM  1/30   ASOS

...CLARK COUNTY...
   SPRINGFIELD MUNI        54  1134 PM  1/29  

...CLINTON COUNTY...
   WILMINGTON              58  1157 PM  1/29   ASOS

...FAIRFIELD COUNTY...
   LANCASTER               54  1256 AM  1/30   ASOS

...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
   RICKENBACKER            61   116 AM  1/30   AWOS
   PORT COLUMBUS APT       54   111 AM  1/30   ASOS
   COLUMBUS OSU APT        54   114 AM  1/30   ASOS

...GREENE COUNTY...
   WRIGHT PATERSON AFB     55  1134 PM  1/29  

...HAMILTON COUNTY...
   CINCINNATI LUNKEN       49  1214 AM  1/30   ASOS

...LICKING COUNTY...
   NEWARK                  62  1259 AM  1/30   ASOS

...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
   DAYTON COX INTL         56  1159 PM  1/29   ASOS
   DAYTON WRIGHT BROS      47   115 AM  1/30   ASOS

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