Several Rounds of Severe Weather

Heavy Rainfall Threat for Mid-Atlantic into Southern New England; Fire Weather Hazards for the West

Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms may cause flash flooding in the northern Mid-Atlantic today. The Mid-Atlantic and Southeast heatwave is slowly easing, while cooler, drier air spreads across the Central and Eastern U.S. for the start of August. Critical fire conditions persist in the Pacific Northwest and Four Corners due to dry storms and gusty winds. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 843 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2010 ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OHIO CONDUCTED AN AUGLAIZE COUNTY STORM DAMAGE SURVEY ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 4 2010... A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OHIO CONDUCTED A DAMAGE SURVEY IN AUGLAIZE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. THE DAMAGE OCCURRED WITH THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH AUGLAIZE COUNTY ON WEDNESDAY...AUGUST 4TH 2010 AROUND MIDDAY. PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS ARE THAT THUNDERSTORMS MOVED THROUGH THE COUNTY PRODUCING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN THE 80 MPH TO 100 MPH RANGE. THE DAMAGE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN THE NORTHERN PART OF AUGLAIZE COUNTY. THE MAJORITY OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME INDICATED THAT STRAIGHT LINE WINDS RESULTED IN SEVERAL BARNS BEING DAMAGED OR DESTROYED...SEVERAL SILOS WITH MAJOR DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION...AN OLD BRICK SCHOOL BEING DESTROYED AND TREES DOWNED. $$

Heavy Rainfall Threat for Mid-Atlantic into Southern New England; Fire Weather Hazards for the West

Several Rounds of Severe Weather - August 4-5, 2010