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 532 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2009 ...EF0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR KINGSTON IN ROSS COUNTY OHIO... LOCATION...1 SSE KINGSTON IN ROSS COUNTY OHIO DATE...AUGUST 20TH 2009 ESTIMATED TIME...420 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 TO 70 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...20 YARDS PATH LENGTH...0.25 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.4438 N / 82.9022 W ENDING LAT/LON...39.4444 N / 82.9001 W * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR KINGSTON IN ROSS COUNTY OHIO ON AUGUST 20TH 2009. BASED UPON INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM EYEWITNESSES...IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A BRIEF AND WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG DRY RUN ROAD ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON...AND ABOUT ONE MILE NORTH OF STATE ROUTE 180. THE TORNADO ENTERED A CORN FIELD AND TRAVELED A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE LIFTING. WHILE MINOR CROP DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE CORN FIELD ADJACENT TO DRY RUN ROAD...THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO REPORT. $$ 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. HATZOS