Several Rounds of Severe Weather

Tropical Storm Arthur and Heavy Rainfall in the South; Severe Weather in the Midwest

An outbreak of severe thunderstorms is expected across portions of Illinois and Indiana tonight. Intense tornadoes, swaths of damaging gusts, and hail in excess of 2 inches in diameter possible. Tropical Storm Arthur will continue to produce strong winds across coastal Upper Texas and Louisiana tonight, as well as potentially life-threatening flooding across southern Louisiana into Mississippi. 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. $$

Tropical Storm Arthur and Heavy Rainfall in the South; Severe Weather in the Midwest

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