Two Tornadoes - August 20, 2009

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 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