Two Tornadoes - August 20, 2009

Excessive Rainfall and Tropical Storm in the South; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest

Excessive rainfall may produce considerable, potentially life-threatening, flooding across the lower Mississippi River Valley and central Great Lakes region through tonight. Tropical Storm Arthur will move northeastward along the Texas coast today and then move inland over southwestern Louisiana by tonight. An outbreak of severe thunderstorms is expected across portions of Illinois and Indiana. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 703 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 ...EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR GREENVILLE IN DARKE COUNTY OHIO... LOCATION...2 W GREENVILLE IN DARKE COUNTY OHIO DATE...AUGUST 19 2009 ESTIMATED TIME...630 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 TO 70 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...20 YARDS PATH LENGTH...0.10 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...40.1081 N / 84.6736 W ENDING LAT/LON...40.1087 N / 84.6723 W * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO 2 MILES WEST OF GREENVILLE IN DARKE COUNTY OHIO ON AUGUST 19 2009. BASED UPON INFORMATION AND PHOTOGRAPHS RECEIVED FROM EYEWITNESSES...IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A BRIEF AND WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN AN OPEN FIELD 2 MILES WEST OF GREENVILLE NEAR STATE HIGHWAY 502. SINCE THIS TORNADO OCCURRED IN AN OPEN FIELD...NO CROP OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. $$ FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH. EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH. EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH. EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH. EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH. EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH. HAWBLITZEL